Francis Ford Coppola, American film director, writer, and entrepreneur had this to say about talent.
"My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something . . ."It is entirely possible that successful people are simply willing to try harder and to do the little things over and over that others are just not willing to do. Remember this post from a couple of weeks ago on the subject of perseverance - Denis Waitley's ninth seed of greatness.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." -- Calvin Coolidge (30th President of the US)
Stay whole and try and try and try again,
Dad
P.S. When reading about Coppola on Wikipedia I noticed that he came into the limelight when he won an an Academy Award for co-writing the script for the movie Patton in 1970. That made me think about your Westlake Chaparrals, who always take the field to music scored for the movie Patton.
