When Competing
Most things aren’t as competitive as they seem, and, if you really want it badly enough, you are competing with no more than one in every ten people who have declared an interest in something.
Most people will quit. They are not lazy or unmotivated, they may just have better things to do. Others won’t perform at a level that will justify staying in the race, and others, though good, will suffer from the irregularity and inconsistency that removes them as competitors.
It will not take long to realize that you aren’t really competing. Besides, most fields are elastic, and there will always be room for the production of things that people like. There are no empty rooms and spaces; there will only be what you will create and occupy.
The skill is in knowing what to start, what game to play, and where to compete. Nobody is ever wiped out by competition, unless he is playing a game he didn’t stand a chance at winning anyway. There are things yo…
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