There's no such thing as overnight success.
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Kanye West
As Kanye said in his debut album, off the "Spaceship" track:
Y'all don't know my struggle,
Y'all can't match my hustle,
You can't catch my hustle,
You can't fathom my love, dude
Lock yourself in a room doin five beats a day for three summers,
That's A Different World like Cree Summers,
I deserve to do these numbers!
Passion & Snuggies
There's days, weeks, months, years, and sometimes decades of struggle before someone "makes it". Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours. Whether your chosen field is acting, music, business, or athletics, you can't just show up one day and expect to blow the world away.
You shouldn't have a problem if there's a burning desire to surround yourself in this field like a maroon-colored
Snuggie. Shove your arms through the sleeves of perseverance and cover your legs with the warmth of passion.
In the end, even if you are the only person that believes in your vision, you'll still have the respect of your friends and family for taking a risk, pushing it to the limit every single day, and embracing the breaths of disdain from your detractors.
A Marathon...of Art & Emotions
It's a marathon, but people only see the successful sprint at the end. Don't give up at mile 10, 15, or 20. Persevere, push, and finish. Winning isn't always a fame or monetary thing. If you create something from nothing, that's not negligible, that's a work of art. Believe. It will happen.
I believe you don't truly become a man until you've lost someone so close to you that you die a bit inside and are forever changed. Similarly, you don't become an entrepreneur until you fail. The more you die, the closer you get. It's not about the end game, it's about the journey.
Live. Push. Persevere.
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