july

“success is given, it’s not earned”

i had a very similar conversation with a friend this morning, where i talked about being “tapped” by an important collector which then signals all the other collectors that an artist is worthy of their support.

who you know + who you can get to know by smooth talking your way into cabals + luck = determines your success 

everyone works hard. not everyone succeeds the same.

“We’re lying to our kids…success is given, it’s not earned.” @AnthonyMackie 

Powerful words and thoughts exchanged in this convo! 

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“success is given, it’s not earned”

i had a very similar conversation with a friend this morning, where i talked about being “tapped” by an important collector which then signals all the other collectors that an artist is worthy of their support.

who you know + who you can get to know by smooth talking your way into cabals + luck = determines your success 

everyone works hard. not everyone succeeds the same. https://x.com/thepivot/status/1899592750137594033

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(in general) you've got to do the work to earn the opportunity for it to be given. cf you make your own luck

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absolutely! and you increase your chances by taking as many shots as possible. it's a rough game though, lots of v talented people taking lots of shots.

turns out idk what cf is short for either 🙈🙈🙈 just knew it meant cross reference. and here you go

yeah that’s where the working hard part comes into play.

working hard - being good at what you do - not giving up - etc 

most could be doing all of that and still not succeed because they didn’t get seen by the right people to amplify their talent/skill/genius 

sorry idk what cf is short for? 🙈