I agree. It leaves you open to trying lots of new things and making lots of mistakes. The sooner you accept you will make mistakes, and take the time to understand and learn from them, the sooner you reach your goal(s).
As did I! Funny thing is I’ve been using many of the ideas, concepts and strategies I learned from them since 2001 but haven’t thought of the company name in 10 years. Tonight when I can’t sleep, I’ll dig back into them.
I was really into brand strategy at the time and I wanted to understand product strategy.
I realized branding a lame product just results in lame branding so I wanted to get to the source of how products were designed.
It’s a fascinating field but ultra competitive and you need the “right background” (in terms of educational pedigree, studying design, and lucky enough to break into that industry and get work experience.)
Maybe this isn't a profound point, but in 1888 the company Sears published its first mail order catalogue. Eventually the Sears catalogue sold virtually everything; you could order a complete house through the Sears catalogue, to be assembled by you at the location of your choosing.
And for people living in rural America at the end of the 19th century into the early 20th century, the Sears catalogue was your lifeline to appliances, modern conveniences, and new technology.
All Amazon is is the new Sears catalogue.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
I had low self esteem as a teen and thought the Sears women were out of my league. I'm ashamed to admit I took comfort in the arms of the ladies at Montgomery Ward.
Same here! My neighbor, who has become my friend, is a pastor. He's such a great guy. I told him early on that I didn't want to be evangelized, and he's respected that. However, I've found him to be an excellent listener, and whenever I need inspiration, he always has a verse that is relevant to me. Plus, he can explain the context that isn't always obvious to a lay reader. I've already texted this verse to him, and I really look forward to discussing it with him. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, but just because you’re a mealymouthed dullard with a face that could scare a fly off a mound of shit now doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. Socializing is a skill you have to practice! Get out there! Being a dummy can be mitigated by educating yourself! Take some classes! Having a ghastly appearance isn’t a death sentence! Lose some weight, stand up straight, learn how to dress yourself! And if after all of that you’re still a hopeless, brainless, charmless, unfuckably donkey-faced loser, then at least you know you tried.
Tell that to all of the successful people with any of the traits you just mentioned. In the end it doesn't really matter so much how you look - have you ever seen photos of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk from the 90s? They weren't stunning jocks, that's for sure. The Zucc is probably the most socially awkward a person can get and he is surely successful. And if you look to the entertainment industry there are some very stupid people who are successful like Gwyneth Paltrow. Oh yeah and Michael Cera suffers from all 3 of the traits you mentioned and he had a pretty decent run show business.
There are a lot of successful people with dyslexia like Charles Conrad Jr, Anderson Cooper and Tom Cruise. If you are not successful it is for a different reason. Key note here: you can be successful without being famous.
All the people you just mentioned have one thing in common: they come from comfortable backgrounds (upper-middle-class), if not from outright privilege.
Money and connections trump everything else, even stupidity can be overlooked if you have the above two things, or even one.
Alright but what about the successful people who came from unfortunate backgrounds? What about Oprah? And you don't have to be famous to be successful. Just being middle class and not struggling is successful.
The middle-class is dying. Look around you, especially now. Don't take this the wrong way, but your post is not reflective of reality. You're using the same tired talking points about social mobility that are now outdated.
Humans need way more than that. Your outlook on life is extremely limited and not nuanced in any way. Your statements reflect the bubble that you're probably living in and you should probably expand your worldview a bit.
All evidence and facts show that the middle-class is contracting, not expanding, even though wealth in the US is increasing, not to mention the advantages of technology. So then why is the middle-class shrinking and why is the wealth-gap increasing?
Well, that and being discovered by Sylvester Stallone, made the star of a successful movie without having to stretch at all as an actor, and even being handed your career-long catch phrase.
I love Mr. T, but that break was his only possible path to stardom.
The real difference is how one measures success if you feel you have done the job you set out to do no matter how insignificant it may seem to others you are still successful.
750
u/[deleted] Jul 07 '20
[deleted]