So what are you to do in the face of a reality that can be indifferent, cold, even cruel? All you can do is play the odds. If you choose to give up, you can be fairly certain that life will pass you by. But if you choose to try your best, you can at least tip the balance significantly in your favor. Life is not about the result—we all have the same outcome in the end. Life is about the effort you put into it. And I wasn’t putting effort into my craft anymore. After months of spiraling debt, domestic disputes, and career rejection, it was time to take a hard right turn and start doing the work
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