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Originally Posted by MrBig  What battle plans are you talking about? Did Bill Gates have battle plans and thought that it would be hard to create one the most successful corporations in the world and become one of the richest people in the world in the process?
No. He had no idea what he was doing. So why and how did he do it? He simply had fun doing it. He was just being himself, acting on his inspiration to do something simply because that is what he wanted to do.
Have you read Accidental Empires or watched Triumph of the Nerds? None of the top companies of Silicon Valley were created with “battle plans” or by people that thought it was hard to do what they did.
They did what they did because they wanted to do it and had fun doing it. |
Yes, but history only talks about the winners, not the losers.
No mention is given to the thousands of individuals who worked just as much and were just as inspired as Bill gates, but ultimately landed with their face in the dirt.
There are some programmers who started out with Bill and now are applying for welfare. Why did this happen? Because you don't always get back from life what you put in. Sometimes you are a victim of things beyond your control.
Are you so sure that Bill didn't have any idea what he was doing?
It would be nice if all the things in life you have to do were fun and stimulating, but this is not always the case. That is what differentiates a kid from an adult, an adult knows that in life there isn't only fun but there are also duties. If your baby is crying to be changed, you don't go somewhere and meditate until you are "moved by inspiration", you just go and change him! And please don't tell me that's a pleasant thing to do. But in the end everything you do for your children is worth it.
That's one of the dangers from "The Secret". Some people will just "trust the universe" and ultimately stray from their responsibilities. I have heard of some people quitting their job to "pursue their bliss" thinking that the LOA would take care of them, but ultimately filing for bankruptcy and losing their home.
Don't get me wrong, I think that when you follow your intuition great things can happen, but don't forget that it doesn't always work and in that case you have to be able to land on your feet.