[thoughtcriminal]

Self-doubt and fear... Those two feelings will be your friends if you take the time to know them. But are you willing to make that journey? Are you willing to make the sacrifices to be great?

It's sounds like you want assurances now, before pouring in the years of work, sweat and failures. You want guarantees and validation now, then you'll commit? Is that how you want it?

Just know this: patience is greater than understanding. You need patience first. Be okay with uncertainty. Even the things you think you know aren't so.

P.S. Patience is greater than understanding. This sentence hit me hard. It's also the answer to something I'm struggling with. Time to take my own medicine.

[lordkinboat]

Interesting, thanks.

I posed the question more as a realistic observation: I haven't changed the world with technology x or web app y, so I accept that I probably won't. I'm OK with this, I'm just wondering what is out there for someone like me: your average joe!

What I'm interested in is the stories and experiences of those people who are in the background or aren't the star of the show. My question was vague as hell, though - so all responses read!

[thoughtcriminal]

I think that answer was more for me than anyone else. It was something I needed to hear.