There is work for everybody in the world. Everybody can make money and build a living. No matter how much effort you choose to put forth, you can make something.
The question is, how great do you want to be?
If you’re comfortable living a quiet and forgettable life, you can skate through life with minimal effort. Doable, easy, but forgettable.
If you put in the work, take the notes, and really commit to deep learning and deeply working on specific things, you take the more difficult road.
That road takes you to a place of impact and influence. You are rewarded for your hard work and practice with prestige, freedom, and money (among other things.)
I am convinced that virtually anybody can become great at something they do. Most people can become so good at what they do that they might be one of the best in the entire country.
Far more people choose the path that requires minimal effort. With minimal effort comes minimal pressure. That’s momentarily comfortable.
With maximum effort is difficulty and challenge, but the rewards are greater than you would ever imagine.
The max effort puts our own happiness on the back burner temporarily for the hope of long-term payoff. The satisfaction of knowing you’ve performed your best and had a major impact is a greater satisfaction than momentary personal pleasure.