@dollarvigilante To Jeff Berwick, those who work hard, and to those who hate their success. I would like to leave you with one of my favorite quotes of all time. I really liked Jeff's post on haters and success, and I too have seen that it is a huge problem with the world. There are many pretenders, haters, whiners and those who aren't willing to "Do Work" as Rob & Big used to say! To give you some background on how I cam across this quote, I was fortunate to play for one of the best coaches in the game of hockey for about 2 seasons. John Hynes, who is currently the head coach of the New Jersey Devils. I had a great relationship with him as he had a great appreciation for an underdog and hard work. One day he left this quote in my stall. I then went on to buy and read the book, and I highly recommend any of his books to anyone. From Jon Gordon's "The Carpenter,"
But I tell them, there's no such thing as an overnight success. The way to success is the way of the craftsman, where you work really hard for years. You show up everyday. You do the work. You see yourself as an artist dedicated to your craft with a desire to get better everyday. You put your heart and soul into your work as you strive for excellence. You desire to create perfection, knowing you'll never truly achieve it but hoping to get close to it. You try new things. You fail. You improve. You grow. You face countless challenges and tons of rejection that make you doubt yourself and cause you to want to quit. But you don't. You keep working hard, stay positive, and persevere through it all with resilience, determination, and a lot of hope and faith. Then you make it! Everyone wants to work with you. And the world says, "Where have you been?" And you say, "I've been here all along, and hopefully getting better day by day." To the world, you are an overnight success. To you, the journey continues.
Jeff, you obviously exude this! I have been a fan of yours for a long time. I first came across your blog when I was in college sometime after the real estate crisis. I found The Dollar Vigilante because my university didn't have the answers to my questions and you did. I wish I would have followed your blog closer over those years as I learned a lot, but I missed the early early boarding of the bitcoin train! It is no secret that those who are successful follow the code of Jon Gordon's quote, and there will always be many who just don't get it! To those who do, keep at your craft, and STEEM on! "What the mind can conceive, you can achieve, as long as the heart believes." -Steemit's First Professional Hockey Player, thebear