by formerout 29 Replies latest jw friends
I think there are a variety of reasons, most of which have been mentioned. Also luck -- simply being in the right place at the right time.
Oh, but that simply is outward excellence. What about inward excellence? Take a look at Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's book "Flow" and you will see that humans can have "peak experiences" no matter what path in life they have chosen/been thrust into. It's a fascinating work.
Bradley
Proformance enhancing drugs help me excel.
Kwin
What makes them excel?
because they know what the hell they're doing! not actors/actresses like the ones in the movies geared directly towards teenagers who'll probably be typecast for the rest of their careers, who'll probly do b-movies when they start getting old or something.
laters
kaykay_mp
Proformance enhancing drugs help me excel.Kwin
yep, i'm all alert on coke. i can't do anything worth-a-crap on weed. laters kaykay_mp
drive, ambition, focus....I think it helps having parents who give you confidence and try to motivate you..to a degree anyway. Most people are good at something but only the people who give it that extra push really excel.
Logan's Run,
Thanks for the reference to the book "Flow." I'll try to make it my next read,
Shamus,
Scientists, musicians, doctors and lawyers do coke too. Obviously not all of them, but some.
I think the question has been answered already.
I'm sure some do. I don't think the fact that a small percenteage of successful people do in fact do drugs has any relevance to the topic, but thanks for shedding more light on why some people will likely never succeed much with certain attitudes. Brad
imo, it's a combination of things: Mental/physical fitness, good connections, motivation, etc.
DY
It is an internal determination to make it despite obsticles.
Confronting fear.
Spreadsheets scare the crap out of me...
I wondered when someone was going to mention Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market.
