Well said. Per Naval, “It’s not really about hard work. You can work in a restaurant eighty hours a week, and you’re not going to get rich. Getting rich is about knowing what to do, who to do it with, and when to do it. It is much more about understanding than purely hard work. Yes, hard work matters, and you can’t skimp on it. But it has to be directed in the right way.”
Well said. Per Naval, “It’s not really about hard work. You can work in a restaurant eighty hours a week, and you’re not going to get rich. Getting rich is about knowing what to do, who to do it with, and when to do it. It is much more about understanding than purely hard work. Yes, hard work matters, and you can’t skimp on it. But it has to be directed in the right way.”
Also, it's very hard to do hard work after a certain age, and, if you haven't attained a level of financial security near then, you're going to have issues. Anthony Bourdain thanked the heavens more than once he wasn't a chef on his feet instead of a traveling celebrity at age 55. I have spent a lot of time with older ski instructors and patrol people, and that's a great life when 35, but, 60, pre Medicare, with bad knees? Nope.
Well said. Per Naval, “It’s not really about hard work. You can work in a restaurant eighty hours a week, and you’re not going to get rich. Getting rich is about knowing what to do, who to do it with, and when to do it. It is much more about understanding than purely hard work. Yes, hard work matters, and you can’t skimp on it. But it has to be directed in the right way.”
Also, it's very hard to do hard work after a certain age, and, if you haven't attained a level of financial security near then, you're going to have issues. Anthony Bourdain thanked the heavens more than once he wasn't a chef on his feet instead of a traveling celebrity at age 55. I have spent a lot of time with older ski instructors and patrol people, and that's a great life when 35, but, 60, pre Medicare, with bad knees? Nope.