Don't Let Anyone Work More Than You
In the successful movie "The Founder," which tells the story of the founding of the McDonald's company, there is an inspiring quote from Calvin Coolidge: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." .
The power of persistence and determination cannot be replaced by anything else. This is because hard work is the only factor that is completely within your control. Many people fall into the trap of believing that their experience, knowledge, or superior qualities are enough for success. However, success is a result of many factors coming together correctly. At the top of these factors is hard work and effort. Author Jeffrey J. Fox says, "You may not be very smart. You may not have God-given talents. You may be disorganized. You may be a poor learner or a dull person. You may not have most of the qualities required by competition... But there is one thing you can do: work!" He discusses this topic in a section of his fantastic book "How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business" and tells an inspiring story. The story goes like this (Fox, 2006; 111-112):
There was a group of poor market owners who came face to face with a rich market owner who had been in operation in a neighborhood of the city for a long time. The old market owners were the only masters of the place with their well-functioning shops. The only thing the newcomers had was to work hard and make an effort. Unlike the old ones, they would work from dawn to midnight. They tried different things that the old ones did not do. They worked so hard that they eventually bought the apartments over their shops. And over the years, they took away the old ones' businesses one by one. Many years later, a young man from the old ones' grandchildren, with the sorrow of having lost his shop to the newcomers, complained to his grandfather and said: "Come on, grandpa. You can't blame me. These guys work 18 hours a day. What could I do?" The eighty-two-year-old grandpa, who was an old land, looked at his grandson and gave him a meaningful answer by saying: "You would have worked twenty hours too."
Her zaman yapabileceğiniz bir şey vardır!
There is always something you can do! If you work, you can get paid for it; however, if you work harder than others, you will definitely get paid. Make sure you're not just moving, you're creating something. Stay away from Rocking Chair Syndrome. A man sitting in a rocking chair shakes like crazy, but it goes nowhere. Do something impressive. Don't take it lightly, even if you're working on a job that falls within your area of talent, doing something that is easy for you to do but difficult for others. The greatest composers have composed far more than any other. Michelangelo painted more than any Italian painter. Raphael painted more frescoes than any Renaissance artist. If the job is not difficult, you are missing something. If you have to work to earn, never let others work harder than you (Fox, 2006; 112).
Author Harry Golden says that the only thing that overcomes bad luck is hard work. This statement is correct, but somewhat incomplete. Hard work is the only thing that can overcome all kinds of difficulties, obstacles and shortcomings. Almost anything in life can be used as an excuse for failure. But there is no excuse for not working. Because work is the only thing in your control.
Gökhan
References: Jeffrey J. Fox (2006) “Küçük İşlerle Büyük Para Kazanmanın Yolları” (Çev. İsmail Tulçalı) Nokta Kitap, İstanbul.
“The only thing that overcomes bad luck is hard work.” Harry Golden
