Here’s comedian Steve Martin’s
advise to young comics: “ Be so good they can’t ignore you” Love it. Life
favors the devoted. The more you give to life, the more life sends back. It’s
just not possible for you to be great at what you do, and not win in the end.
(Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead once said, “ you do not merely want to be
best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do”)
Sometimes discouragement sets
in. Happens to all of us. We try hard, stay true to our dreams and pursue our
ideals. Yet nothing happens. Or so it seems. But every choice matters. And
every step counts. Life runs according to its own agenda, not ours. Be patient.
Trust. Be like the stonecutter, steadily chipping away, day after day. Eventually,
a single blow will crack the stone and reveal the diamond. An enthusiastic,
dedicated person who is ridiculously good at what they do just cannot be
denied. Seriously.
Steve Martin’s insight speaks to
me deeply. “Be so good they cannot ignore you.” (Management guru Peter Drucker
made the point slightly differently when he observed: “ Get good or get out”).
Apply that philosophy at work. Apply it at home. Apply it in your community.
Apply it to your world. Having the courage to present your gifts and your
highest capacities will yield magnificent rewards. Life is always fair in the
end. Trust it.
(these are not my thoughts J
and are copied from Robin’s book)
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