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Follow the Clues
Success and failures are paths - not destinations.
The Secondhand Inspiration Project begins with a motivational quote and ventures wherever the creative path meanders.
“Long ago, I realized that success leaves clues and that people who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results. I believed that if I precisely duplicated the actions of others, I could reproduce the same quality of results that they had.” — Tony Robbins
I used to believe success was a destination.
I planned on making the epic odyssey to get there, despite the hordes of haters and their relentless reminders of my atrophied potential and crappy luck. Once I arrived, I would scope out a prime plot of real estate at Club Successful, quickly set up camp, and never give up any ground or get evicted.
But now, I’ve lived enough to understand success is not a location. Failure isn’t, either. If they were, we would lose an entire lifetime getting shuffled between their two properties like a child caught in a custody battle.
Success and failure are more like paths.
You can spend your life walking on one or the other, or you can hop back and forth on both trails randomly. That is what most people do, cluelessly wondering why they are going in circles. I’ve done it, too.