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by hyperberry
4853 days ago
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>The reality of the matter is that for every person who stuck to their passion and ultimately "succeeded," there are thousands who lived the rest of their lives in obscurity and never "made it." How do you quantify this? What is your data? I think it's easy to claim there are "thousands" who faded into obscurity, but is it truly the case? And for that innumerable set of folks that never made it . . . did they really stick to their passion? I'm inclined to agree with the top-rated comment on this one: >If you stick with it, you'll be successful. It doesn't matter where you come from, who your parents are, what you know, who you know, or how you look. All that is required is a choice -- a commitment to excellence. I've had my 7 years of fat followed by 7 years of lean. There is a very real correlation between attitude/commitment/hard work and success. |
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I think all those art majors who graduated from college and still work as baristas at Starbucks is sufficient evidence for my claim.
>>I've had my 7 years of fat followed by 7 years of lean. There is a very real correlation between attitude/commitment/hard work and success.
I'm a fitness buff too, and I have to say your analogy doesn't really hold. Success in fitness is very much about dedication, because your result is a direct result of the amount of work you put in. Whereas success in career is affected by a ton of other factors that are outside one's control. Primarily, luck. When there's 200 spots open for a job that 50,000 people are applying to, it doesn't matter how hard each of those 50,000 people work to get it. Only 200 of them will.