Inspiration Alone ≠ Success

"Success seems to be connected with action."Inspiration comes in many forms, from many places, events, things and people. Success often comes from inspiration, but almost never without putting in a lot of work. Hard, unglamorous, often tedious work that’s fraught with mistakes and anxiety. So how do you get from inspiration to success? Do the work. 

Whatever your idea is, think it through. Do some research. Try it, and be prepared to keep trying it…repeatedly. And just when you think you’ve got it right, be flexible enough to try a different aspect of it. But don’t paralyze yourself by keeping things in the concept stage: inspiration is only the first step to success. Take action, keep moving and do the work to make yourself, your product or your idea successful.

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Sh*t Happens in life. Deal.

Life often changes in a hurry. That ‘s certainly been the case for me in the past couple of weeks. There’s been a lot going on…some good, some bad, some really painful…and I’m still absorbing the hits and trying to sort it all out. For the moment, I’m simply putting one metaphorical foot in front of the other; a “just take the next single step” mantra.

Will I get through these changes? Ultimately yes; I’ve developed too much stubborn willpower not to. Is it going to change who I am as a person and how I go about living my life? Most likely. After all, that’s part of living, and the lessons learned from doing so. The things that matter most (as I constantly remind myself) are that I keep believing in myself and my abilities, and that I hold true to the things I believe in. Things like Friendship. Compassion. Love. Honesty. Integrity. A sense of self-worth, without being arrogant and overbearing.

The one constant in life is that it changes. It’s up to you to make the best of it.

Life is about change.

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