#1045 The Early Bird

#1045 The Early Bird

I'm about to talk out of both sides of my mouth, so be ready for that. When I was in the USN Presidential Guard, my chief famously told us, "On time is 10 minutes late in my world, son." He drilled that into us so often I've become like one of my old Italian aunts asking the bartender to open up an hour before the wedding reception starts. "Can'tcha just make me a whiskey sour babe? And why isn't the coat girl here yet? My arm is breaking holding this mink so long!" (You may have to be from NYC to find that funny)

I am a time-tyrant (according to my kids) and expect everyone to be mad-early. So what I am about to say gives me angst.  

The early bird DOES NOT get the worm. 

The bird who researches the field, understands where the worms are likely to be, learns how to distinguish a worm from a grub, pays attention to the whereabouts of older, well-fed birds and asks their worm-gathering advice, and looks for worms unceasingly gets the worm.

There are only two elements to success: working and learning. The fun part of this simple system is that each component carries equal weight. 

That means one without excellent knowledge or experience can compete by outworking everyone else in the field.

The magic, then, the formula that produces Michael Jordan's and Sarah Blakely's is when experienced players continue working harder than a rookie even when other folks believe they're at the top of their game.

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