The Memo.

I found this last night, I wrote it five years ago. And I liked it.

Whatever it is that you do, do it well. Do it unceasingly, without failure, without pompousness or grandeur, or the infiltration of ego. Half-heartedness is weakness. Lasting fame is uncertain, and a foolish goal. Do now, not for lasting fame, but for the pleasure that doing what you are meant to do brings you. For being good at it. Your success will cause others to discount your methods, or downplay your talent, or talk about perceived imperfections of your character. Don't listen to these petty idiots, the human tendency is to muddy up what shines brightly in order to bring it to a dull and unnoticeable level, a level that the majority can relate to. Greatness doesn't happen to a person, it must be rooted out, sought after, captured. You have to work, you can't be lazy.

It's within your reach, provided that you're willing to make sacrifices and acknowledge that the potential is within you. And to hell with the fools that would tell you that working doggedly for your own greatness is selfishness. The world would be a much different place if each person worked to cultivate and illuminate themselves. People want you to fail, or to be mediocre, or to be affected by the drama that so often defines human existence. Shock them by doing the opposite. True to your nature, true to your self.