[HillaryBriss]

Thank you for sharing your honest, unvarnished perspective. A prediction: if you do earn a ton of money and become really wealthy, lots and lots of people will think you are brilliant or even a genius.

In the mean time: how do you stay motivated to work the long hours? How do you maintain mental focus for extended durations?

[lostctown]

Ha, I'm sure it's different for different folks but I attribute my lack of burning out (knock on wood) to caring about what I do beyond a paycheck. That and leaving town for a weekend every month or so to tune everything out and evaluate my progress really helps. I get down when I'm unsure that my time is being well spent. Re-evaluating my trajectory often does wonders to keep those emotions in check.