Persistence
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Persistence
“I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.”
― Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
incredible to see the growth curve of Acquired, one of the most popular podcasts. if it would've been a startup, it would've been shuttered after two years because of slow growth. good things take time.
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter
hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
A quote by Jacob A. Riis
The hardest thing to do is to create, and then keep creating. The people who make the greatest impact are the people who can keep creating, one thing after another, growing in impact each time. If you look at the world’s great makers - Elon Musk, Beyoncé, whoever you like - they don’t stand apart because of their raw talent. They stand apart becaus... See more
Alex Danco • Making is Show Business now
The career history of Pret A Manger's CEO, Pano Christou.
Nice to see things like this.
All you have to do is make 100 videos and improve something every time
Lex Fridman • MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351
photo taken at wynwood walls, peter tunney