prasad1
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The road to success is a marathon, not a sprint -- but it doesn't always seem that way. In our age of instant gratification, Internet fame and "accidental" billion-dollar start-ups, it's easy to think of success as more of a product of luck than hard work and determination.
Blogger Darlena Cuhna knows just how illusory the idea of "overnight success" can be. The writer and mother of twins got her 15 minutes of fame when her Washington Post essay about driving her husband's luxury car to pick up food stamps went viral this July, and quickly became The Post's most popular story of the year.
The idea of overnight success like what Cuhna achieved has become a prevalent cultural myth, and one that may keep us from truly understanding and appreciating what it takes to build a meaningful career and establish purposeful influence. It's easy to credit "being in the right place at the right time" for the runaway success of 'Under 30' CEOs and flash-in-the-pan tech start-ups.
But in reality, success is less of a quick hit and more of a long haul. As Cuhna points out, success is not only a product of talent and luck, but also hard work and resilience -- lots of hard work and resilience.
Here are five reasons we need to do away with the myth of "overnight success" and embrace the slow journey to meaningful acheivement.
Runaway success is very rare.
Big breaks don't just come out of nowhere.
Failure is almost always a stepping stone to success.
Success takes more than talent.
'Success is a journey, not a destination.'
Why 'Overnight Success' Is A Myth
Blogger Darlena Cuhna knows just how illusory the idea of "overnight success" can be. The writer and mother of twins got her 15 minutes of fame when her Washington Post essay about driving her husband's luxury car to pick up food stamps went viral this July, and quickly became The Post's most popular story of the year.
The idea of overnight success like what Cuhna achieved has become a prevalent cultural myth, and one that may keep us from truly understanding and appreciating what it takes to build a meaningful career and establish purposeful influence. It's easy to credit "being in the right place at the right time" for the runaway success of 'Under 30' CEOs and flash-in-the-pan tech start-ups.
But in reality, success is less of a quick hit and more of a long haul. As Cuhna points out, success is not only a product of talent and luck, but also hard work and resilience -- lots of hard work and resilience.
Here are five reasons we need to do away with the myth of "overnight success" and embrace the slow journey to meaningful acheivement.
Runaway success is very rare.
Big breaks don't just come out of nowhere.
Failure is almost always a stepping stone to success.
Success takes more than talent.
'Success is a journey, not a destination.'
Why 'Overnight Success' Is A Myth
