We all want to be successful at what we do. Building something out of nothing is one of our primordial pleasures; to affect the world around us with our own creations gives us immense satisfaction.
Nowadays, the world is our stage. Find an interest and I’ll show you a platform where you can showcase your skills. Whether you want to make it in the world as a designer, marketer, carpenter, actor, copywriter, programmer or musician, there’s a community waiting to hear from you and give you feedback.
There are personalities coming out of these environments that are commonly referred to as becoming successful “overnight”.We normally revere them as out of the ordinary, smart, as someone who has gamed the system to their own advantage. And we want to learn their secrets.
Let me tell you, it’s a dangerous path to walk on.
I think we project this wacky fantasy onto others for a variety of reasons, first and foremost because we love the affirmation that you can do something simple that will resonate with everyone out there, of finding that pure idea that everyone can relate to instantly, projecting you into celebrity and even stardom. But there’s another side of the coin nobody ever talks about.
People who make it “overnight” seldom do so. If you dig deeper, you will find that these people have endured an inordinate amount of failures, setbacks, accidents, honest to god mistakes and plain old poor judgement. To make it overnight you still require an amount of experience and understanding that no quick fix could ever provide.
Paradoxically, making it overnight is the result of years and years of hard work.
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