Rome Wasn't Built In a Day Pt. 1
This is the first installment of the Rome Wasn't Built In a Day Series... Check back Monday for part two!
Growing up I was blessed to be surrounded so many smart people, filled with ambition, and excitement to take over the world. My buddy Reggie and I made a pact in 11th grade, that we were going to be worth at least one million dollars by the time we are 30-years old. Fast-forward nine years later, we’re in the same position as most 25-year olds; trying to find a way to be successful. I mean no disrespect to people who want to remain in the cubicle for the duration of their career, but that isn’t a life I would like to lead forever. We all have genius within us, and the drive to make it actually happen, but what is it that keep us in this place of feeling like we’re running in place?
Let’s look at people like the person who created Snuggie’s for instance, very practical idea, but it seems like one of those ideas that you should you had come up with first. You feel this way because the concept of a Snuggie isn’t rocket science it’s just a simple convenient way to stay warm at your house on a Saturday night. No different to the person who created Crocs, or the zipper.
The Fact is, albeit there are some overnight phenomena’s that come in, and make something trendy, but do you ever see those same products around a year or two later? The entrepreneurs that have created a service or a product that remains relevant the longest are the same one’s that went through multiple hardships, and hurdles. Steve Jobs, perhaps one of the most innovative entrepreneurs of the past 100 years, came from very humble beginnings. Jobs co-founded Apple after dropping out of Reed College, only to be voted out of his own company. He then went on to come back to the company, bringing it to heights it’s never seen. Sir Richard Branson has done remarkable things with his company, Virgin (worth over £2 billion) after not finishing high school and being disregarded by his teachers as one who will never make it.
There are 3 things that I’ve learned and that I keep trying to articulate to young adults like myself:
Read and learn as much you can
Make sure you are really doing something that you love
Speak with as many people with more knowledge than you as possible
It’s those principles that going to be the foundation of you making a impact in the world.
-Arthur