One of the reasons so many average people stay poor is because they believe they are special. They believe their life is going to magically change because they're going to get a letter in the mail from magic school inviting them on an adventure.
The reality is, we get those letters every single day. They just look like risk and a shitload of work, with no guarantee of a payoff.
Your success in life has almost nothing to do with how many times you lose, but only with how much you win when you win.
So go big. You only have to get it right once.
the music industry has convinced independent artists that being a full-time content creator is a prerequisite to being a musician.
that’s actually insane when you think about it.