The Secret to Being Talented

Let me chat up my brother for a bit. The guy plays piano, bass, and guitar at a professional level. The San Diego Union Tribune once described his singing: "like if Jack Johnson weren't so dang annoying." He makes art and sells it for actual money. He does graphic design, marketing, and was a founding member of San Diego's art collective, Sezio.



Also, he's a college-educated engineer and (thanks to Iraq) a war veteran. So yeah, talented.



For years, I was in awe of what he could do. I'm s...