Least thats how most people think.

I was watching a TV show today, Law and Order, my Latest Addiction. The story was based on a murder in the wall street district. Long story short, the one guy they thought did the murder was a super smart trader, had made millions for the firm. Thing that struck me was that every one was calling him “so smart”, one guy even went to say he was smarter than 99% of the population.

Of course it was just a fictitious television story, but that is how most folks think. Just because a guy or gal is a huge success, it is only because he or she is smarter than most every one else. I personally don’t buy the being smarter clause.

I believe it not a matter of being smarter, it is a matter of taking more action than most of the population. Some one could have the the highest IQ in the world, but if they don’t take action, how can they be successful?

By the same token, most any one can learn most anything they want to, if they so desire it and take action. A normal, seemingly less intelligent person could be a incredible success if they took enough action.

Babe Ruth was seen as a superstar because of his home runs, no one thinks about all the ones he had missed. Not that the guy wasn’t a sports legend, he was a guy that hit alot and some made it out of the park.

Do you think Michael Jordan would be as successful if he hadn’t practiced as much as he did before he rocked the court?

For me, you don’t have to be smarter or more talented than most of the population, any one can be anything they want or do anything they want, if they want it bad enough and take enough action.



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