If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but you’ll be in the game. Start by teaching someone this week. Starting small puts 100% of your energy into solving real problems for real people.
Derek SiversSuccess comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working.
Derek SiversLet’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.
Derek SiversEveryone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in the mood. Always pushing, practicing, working, and improvingYes it takes thousands of hours of practice, but that’s good news! It’s a clear path and it’s under your control.
Derek Sivers