I rememberbackinthedaywhenAPSwerestillknew I wouldbeworkingonthenapand I wouldbetellingallmycoworkersaboutthatandtellthemHey, I'm makingsomuchmoneyonthis.
Itwaslike $1000 a day, andtherewereourprogrammers.
I thoughtthemtogetinonit, too.
Youjusthadtolearn a fewAPeyes, andnoneofthemseriouslygotintoit.
Theybarelytookthetimetoreadthedocumentation.
Theyjustsatbacklaughingatit, kindofridiculingit.
Thesepeoplewouldbefeelingcomfortable, maybeevensuperiorintheir 9 to 5 jobs.
Butthethingis, ifyoueverplantoleavethat 9 to 5 job, youneedtohave a healthylevelofrespectforthingsoutsidethetraditionalconceptof a career.
I tendtobelievethatthebesteducationyoucangivesomeoneistheabilitytorecognizetheopportunity.
Becauseifyoujusttellsomebody, hey, whetheryoujustgetchemicalengineeringdegreeandyou'regoingtogrowupandbecome a chemistorpharmacists.
Thesecondhabit, I believe, isthatmillinerslovedthegametothem.
They'velearnedthatsuccessisfunbecauseitsimplytakes a lotoflongterm, sustainedefforttobeabletocreatesomethingofsufficientvalue.
Veryrarelydoyouseesuccessovernight, whichiswhymanypeoplewhoareinthegameforthewrongreasons, likeiftheyonlywanttomakeenoughmoneysothattheycanretireandsitonthebeach, they'renotgoingtobeabletoupwiththatsustainedeffortinordertogetthere, I wouldsayyouneedtorunthebusinessforatleast a year, maybe 2 to 3 years, with a lotofthepassionandsustainedefforteverysingleday.
Andifyoujustdon't havethatlevelofpassionforwhateverworkyou'redoing, you'renotgonnabeabletomakeitthroughthat, whichiswhyyoumaysee a lotofsuccessfulpeople.
Theycontinuetowork.
Theydon't quiteretire.
I'm notretiredmyself.
I couldjustgositonthebeach, But I justenjoymakingsomethingofmyself, seeinghowfar I canpushmyself, whatchange I candelivertothisworld.
Or, youknow, whatwouldbe a greatideaisifwebuiltthis.
Andyetnobodyjustseemstogoafteranyoftheseideas.
Peoplejustgobacktotheir 9 to 5 jobs.
WatchtheNetflixshowssurfingFacebookalldaylong, wheninrealityitwouldhavetakenjustprobablytwohours a dayforabout a monthortwotohavereallytestedoutthatidea.
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