Comments on: From an amateur to an expert http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/06/19/from-amateur-to-an-expert/ Don't give. Educate. Don't take. Learn. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:38:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bend it like Beckham. But how? » Educated Being http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/06/19/from-amateur-to-an-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Bend it like Beckham. But how? » Educated Being Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:31:14 +0000 http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/06/19/from-amateur-to-an-expert/#comment-787 [...] It is evident that only those people who have worked hard for thousands of hours with proper mindset achieve greatness. Every great person has failed number of times in his life, but it is after such learning experiences they beat the odds and shine. But most of us are so blinded by their shine that we only see their present and fail to remember their past. What differentiate an average from a great are dedication and persistence. [...] [...] It is evident that only those people who have worked hard for thousands of hours with proper mindset achieve greatness. Every great person has failed number of times in his life, but it is after such learning experiences they beat the odds and shine. But most of us are so blinded by their shine that we only see their present and fail to remember their past. What differentiate an average from a great are dedication and persistence. [...]

]]> By: ann michael http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/06/19/from-amateur-to-an-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-2 ann michael Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:26:52 +0000 http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/06/19/from-amateur-to-an-expert/#comment-2 "They don't want to suck again. But that means they'll never get past the kick-ass threshold where there's a much greater chance they'll become passionate about it." That was such a great post you linked to. I love the line above - it explains a lot. People don't want to risk being horrible at something new so they avoid it. As a result they stay in the mediocre zone! No risk - no reward! “They don’t want to suck again. But that means they’ll never get past the kick-ass threshold where there’s a much greater chance they’ll become passionate about it.”

That was such a great post you linked to. I love the line above – it explains a lot. People don’t want to risk being horrible at something new so they avoid it. As a result they stay in the mediocre zone! No risk – no reward!

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