“Family. Religion. Friendship.
These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.” – Monty Burns
Sorry, I couldn’t resist putting
this up here. Although this quote is so horribly wrong, it is still funny.
…
But as always, there is some
truth in it, depending how you look at it. Although friends and family are the
life force you need to keep on living, some might hold you back. Don’t worry,
I’m not a crazy cult leader that tells you to leave everything behind (although
I find it quite tempting to take on that job ;-)
I just want to express that
most friends and family will often suggest
you to follow the safe path. They like you to succeed in something solid,
something that will offer a good future. And, don’t get me wrong, there is
nothing wrong with that. It might even say that they care about you.
But that easy path might limit your potential. Of
course what good is living life on the wild side if you don’t have the means to
support yourself, burning every euro you have on crazy projects? So I guess the
route to follow lies somewhere in between. Just flip a coin every once and a
while. But no matter which way you chose to go, remember that the roads less traveled
might be a thousand times more interesting. How would you know if you won’t try
it?
This requires guts. But you do
have it in you: you’ve got a stomach, intestines… all the nice gooey bits. So use
it every once and a while. Go for gut, go for glory. And don’t forget to tell
me a nice juicy story about it.
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