Thursday, January 29, 2004
Perseverance
Have you ever worked on something so hard, with all your passion and heart, and it still turns out to be a piece of crap? Mmm hmm.
Some days, you just have to be satisfied with doing the best that you can. After all, you need some consolation when you realize that, no matter how hard you try, you just can't cut it.
Many of us are just not destined to be what we most want to be in life, whether it's a rock star, sports hero, dancer, actor, CEO, etc. You can't polish a turd, as they say.
But there are some people who just refuse to believe that they are the turds in the horse stable of life. I say, don't discourage them. If anything, look them straight in the eye and tell them something like, "You can be whatever you want if put your mind to it."
Because I truly admire that potent mixture of determination and lack of skills. I don't care how bad you are at the thing you love to do. If you have that fire and that passion, and that denial, you have my respect. Your relentless pursuit of an impossible dream may be crushingly sad, but it is also inspiring.
Eye of the tiger, baby! Eye of the tiger!
Some days, you just have to be satisfied with doing the best that you can. After all, you need some consolation when you realize that, no matter how hard you try, you just can't cut it.
Many of us are just not destined to be what we most want to be in life, whether it's a rock star, sports hero, dancer, actor, CEO, etc. You can't polish a turd, as they say.
But there are some people who just refuse to believe that they are the turds in the horse stable of life. I say, don't discourage them. If anything, look them straight in the eye and tell them something like, "You can be whatever you want if put your mind to it."
Because I truly admire that potent mixture of determination and lack of skills. I don't care how bad you are at the thing you love to do. If you have that fire and that passion, and that denial, you have my respect. Your relentless pursuit of an impossible dream may be crushingly sad, but it is also inspiring.
Eye of the tiger, baby! Eye of the tiger!
