Wer immer tut, was er schon kann, bleibt immer das, was er schon ist.
Henry Ford
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"......One of the greatest lessons I've learned from weightlifting is that there are 3 simple things that you need for success.
- Focus: You can't be good at everything and it's hard to be great at
more than one thing, so pick the one thing you're going to become great
at and focus on it.
- Consistency: Focus is useless if you're only focused every now and
then. It's showing up time after time that makes the difference.
- Patience: If you're focused and consistent, then let time work for
you. Results will come when they come. Focus on the system, not the
goal.
George R.R. Martin's creative process employs all three of these methods.
Focus. He writes on a computer without the internet,
without social media, without apps or distractions or graphics. But his
computer can do one very important thing: type words. And typing words
is his craft. That's what he needs to create. He is 100 percent focused
on doing the work that matters and he has completely eliminated anything
that impedes that goal.
Consistency. Martin was a working writer for twenty years before he sat down to write A Game of Thrones.
He worked on shows that were canceled and found himself without a job.
He wrote early books that flopped commercially. And I'm willing to bet
that if A Song of Ice and Fire was a total dud, then he would
have found another way to keep writing. He's not just focused on writing
when it's easy. He's focused on writing, plain and simple.
Patience. I'm sure Martin wanted to achieve glorious
success and commercial fame just as quickly as we all do. I'm sure he
would have liked his first book to sell 25 million copies. I'm sure he
didn't want to put in 20 years of work to find commercial success. The
difference is that he didn't let the urge for overnight success derail
his commitment to daily work. The greatest display of patience is a
continued commitment to the process when you're not being rewarded for
it yet. ...."
Quelle: James Clear:
https://jamesclear.com/george-rr-martin
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Alle sagten: Es geht nicht. Da kam einer, der das nicht wusste und tat es einfach.
Goran Kikic
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"Die Kritik an anderen hat noch keinem die eigene Leistung erspart."
– Noël Coward
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„Liefere immer mehr ab, als erwartet.“
LARRY PAGE
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„Was wir am nötigsten brauchen, ist ein Mensch,
der uns zwingt, das zu tun, was wir können.“
– Ralph Waldo Emerson –
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„Vergleiche dich nicht mit irgendjemandem in der Welt…wenn du das tust, beleidigst du dich selber.“
BILL GATES
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