Why Not Me?

by Mindy Kaling

I’d gone from barely having time to transition from my panic of not having a job to the panic of more work than I’d ever had before. And that’s all show business is, really. Transitioning panics. I think that’s the lesson of this story: you never know what is going to happen. Other lessons: • No matter how good you have it, it’s cool to want more. • Self-pity gets results. • Sometimes you can get a second chance. • Sometimes you get a third chance. • Never take a vacation. • Austin Mahone has a bright future as a singer and youth-brand spokesperson. • It’s OK to drink tequila in the car if you just had a really good meeting. • If you believe in yourself and work hard, your dreams will come true. • Well … I guess the people who work hard whose dreams don’t come true don’t get to write books about it, so we never really find out what happens to them. So … • If you believe in yourself and work hard, you have a fighting shot at having your dreams come true.