[runjake]

I was young, smart, talented. People cheered for me, called me brilliant, said I was going to go places, gave me tons of opportunities. People help lifting the young and purportedly gifted.

And I believed them, took those opportunities and and kept waiting for the next thing to happen. And they stopped coming. I got older and stopped being that young "prodigy" and people didn't really give a shit.

Don't get me wrong, I did go places and I developed rich relationships. Realizing that I wasn't nearly as intelligent as I thought and accepting myself as-is was a GIFT.

But being that young rockstar/ninja will end some day and you'll have to survive on raw effort and tenacity.

[patatino]

I wish people would teach young intelligent kids that hard work is equally important to be successful