We all fail, even those who seem to “have it made.” Today’s triumph can turn into tomorrow’s dud. The brilliant author whose debut novel rises to the top of the New York Times bestseller list may follow up that effort with a second novel
On the surface, every successful person that you look up to—every athlete, every scientist, every doctor, every CEO or entrepreneur—seems to have made it wherever they are on the basis of their hard work and perseverance alone.
There’s a certain power to vulnerability. You’re not weaker if you let the world in and show them who you truly are; in fact, you get to invite other people to be more in tune with their true selves, too.
Some will call it, “Enthusiasm,” and those of us who are more continental might call it a Joie de vivre, a joy for living, but there seems to be a sad lack of it. If you feel that way as well, it is not