October 2019
Beginner
400 pages
7h 56m
English
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July 22Exert Your Talent
Suppose that a writer who has reached and passed the natural limit of serviceable years feels that they have some things which they would like to say, and which may have an interest for a limited class of readers,—are they not right in trying their powers and calmly taking the risk of failure? Does it not seem rather lazy and cowardly, because they cannot “beat their record,” or even come up to the level of what they had done in their prime, to shrink from exerting their talent, such as it is, now that they has outlived the period of their greatest vigor?
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.—Over the Teacups (1872)
It would be easy to assume that Holmes is simply making a case for an aging entrepreneur to keep contributing, but one can outlive “the period of their greatest vigor” in their still young mind as well.
Many entrepreneurs, after experiencing a moment of success or a window of fame faded, find it harder to carry on or reboot than before they had tasted anything like success.
Once you've had money, it's harder to be poor until you realize how much happier you were before you felt entitled to something. That's the problem with success; it can leave you feeling like you deserve more.
And when it doesn't come, you can either curse the dark or turn on another light and get out there and kick some more butt—see, this time you'll appreciate it so much more.
You've got so much to give. Doesn't matter if you're young or old, new at this or a grizzled veteran ...
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