Overnight Success: Is It An Act Of Luck Or A Discovery?
Are there only two types of people in this world? The ones born with an undeniable talent to succeed and ones who just aren’t lucky enough?
I have often found myself having a discord with the voice within on the notions of finding success via being naturally talented versus being a hard worker.
I have frequently found myself asking questions about it through all hours of the night.
Is there such a thing as an overnight success? A naturally talented superhuman who one day decided to give it a go and found success instantly?
Or is it a series of relentless effort of pouring astounding amount of work into a pot and stirring it endlessly for hours on end?
Are there only two kinds of people in this world? The ones born with an undeniable talent to succeed and ones who just aren’t lucky enough?
Am I talented? Or am I doomed to never finding my light because it may not exist after all?
A Discord Without An Apparent Resolution
There have been a lot of opinions expressed on the topic.
Some feel pretty strongly about the fact that talent isn’t birthed, it is made. Then, there are some who believe that there are a lucky few souls who are in…
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