Well said. Is it all an “act”? I think of “Shake & Bake”: you mix the ingredients in a bag - privilege, hard work, connections, asking questions, (sometimes foolish) bravado, dumb luck (add whatever works for you) - give it a good shake, and voilà… But bottom line, if you gain some wisdom from experience and mistakes, you can act with a bit of confidence, and who knows how far you’ll go.
This absolutely resonates with recent events in my personal life. Thanks again, and always, for putting into words these incredible observations of our wacky world.
The people who have power are the people who decide they want power. They put up with all the dull things required on the way to getting power because they want power. You or I are easily as talented and smart. But did we want to go through what they went through? Nope. That’s the difference.
I learned this when I joined a Rotary Club in a small Canadian city as a young person. Many of the leaders in politics, business and community were members. Great normal people, just like me, as I discovered. Nothing overly special about them. I recommend young people get involved in community organizations early in life.
Well said. Is it all an “act”? I think of “Shake & Bake”: you mix the ingredients in a bag - privilege, hard work, connections, asking questions, (sometimes foolish) bravado, dumb luck (add whatever works for you) - give it a good shake, and voilà… But bottom line, if you gain some wisdom from experience and mistakes, you can act with a bit of confidence, and who knows how far you’ll go.
This absolutely resonates with recent events in my personal life. Thanks again, and always, for putting into words these incredible observations of our wacky world.
The people who have power are the people who decide they want power. They put up with all the dull things required on the way to getting power because they want power. You or I are easily as talented and smart. But did we want to go through what they went through? Nope. That’s the difference.
I learned this when I joined a Rotary Club in a small Canadian city as a young person. Many of the leaders in politics, business and community were members. Great normal people, just like me, as I discovered. Nothing overly special about them. I recommend young people get involved in community organizations early in life.