As Ricky Nelson once sang, You can t please everyone, so you ve got to please yourself. Don t be afraid to take a chance. Remember the old saying, Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you go out on a limb, you might get it sawed off. On the other hand, you might get over to the next tree.
Successful people are risk-takers.
Marry someone who won t hold you back. An ambitious person married to a spouse with no ambition usually finds him or herself in a disastrous marriage. And a disastrous marriage does wonders for stifling creativity. Don t give up. It is not always the most talented people who make it to the top, but rather those who are the most persistent.