Logan Paul continues to learn valuable lessons from others, including his brother Jake Paul and WWE Legend John Cena.
On the Impaulsive podcast, Logan shared that Jake’s belief in “hard work beats talent” has proven true, a perspective Logan once dismissed but now sees as essential for real success.
Logan also revealed a key piece of advice from John Cena, who told him, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Initially puzzled by the statement, Logan now reflects on how his competitive nature drives him but questions if constant comparison undermines his happiness.
He wonders whether his motivation stems from internal ambition or external influences but appreciates Cena’s insight for shaping his mindset.
Here’s what the former United States Champion said:
“Jake’s got a few things that he lives by and has kind of always tried to live by that I am now seeing the payoff of. One of which he would always say, ‘Hard work beats talent.’
In our early 20s, I just didn’t agree. I was like, ‘Dude, if you’re a singer… I’m sorry, but if you’re a good singer, like, God blessed you. Just go sing, go shut up, and go make music. Shut up and dribble.’ Yeah, like — not even because basketball, you have to work really hard, but if you just sound good when you sing, like, f**k you, bro, f**k you. I don’t know. Unless you also work… there’s got to be a ton of background work that goes…
Well, well, that’s why, because it turns out hard work does beat… you have to have both if you really want to make it. I used to — that was my old headspace. Now I’m like, Jake is right. Another thing that he’s lived by, and actually John Cena told me as well randomly — I shot him a text on something — and he told me this: ‘Comparison is the thief of joy’.
But I’ve never really understood it, and now, I’m like, I still don’t think I fully understand it, but it makes sense to me. Because I’m realizing something about myself. And that is, I do compare myself to people in the sense that I’m competitive, and I use it as fuel to motivate me to do better, which has always worked for me. But I’m also wondering if maybe it is like the thief of joy.
Because while I am reaching these pinnacles, am I like happy doing it? Am I doing this because I found that motivation inside me, or did it come from an external source? Yeah, also, does it matter? Like, I don’t know… like, what’s the catalyst, the inception moment? Yeah, like, I don’t know. But he definitely helped me.”
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