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The Creator of "Mad Men" on What It Takes to Succeed
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š Hey, good morning! Time to win.
Thereās a wonderful book that I shared in my other newsletter tonight, called Getting There: A Book of Mentors, by Gillian Zoe Segal.
Itās a collection of wisdom and hard-won knowledge from thirty leaders in different fields, from Muhammad Yunus, Hans Zimmer, Warren Buffett, and many others.
I doubt that many people have heard of or read this book, which is really too bad, because itās studded with sentences like these:
āIt took seven years from the time I wrote Mad Men until it finally got on the screen. I lived every day with that script as if it were going to happen tomorrow. Thatās the faith you have to have.ā
THATāS the faith you have to have. Iāve been posting on Instagram for years (3, I believe), but Iāve been writing online for about SIX. And no need to check the bestseller lists, because my nameās not on there yet.
Now, Iāve only been āseriousā about my career for the last 2-3 years, but there have been many, MANY times when it would have āmade senseā to give up.
To just pack it in. Go do something else.
But I literally COULDNāT.
And not just because Iām basically unemployable - although it is partly that. Working for someone else was never going to fly.
But I literally COULDNāT give up. I wouldnāt let myself! I HAD to keep going, there was no other OPTION.
Thatās the faith that YOU have to have too.
I canāt give up, and neither can you.
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Note: āWeek Fourā Runs From July 22nd to the End
Woke Up: 2:00PM (I know, embarrassing)
Sleep Quality: 85%
Pages Read: 96
Workout: OFF
Skipped the gym because I have so much fucking work to do. And yes, I hate myself for it haha. BUT, I will be back at it tomorrow.
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Networked with 1 New Author
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Sent The Reading Life Newsletter
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Alright, super short signoff tonight. I have to give a presentation tomorrow afternoon and I NEED to get some sleep. I donāt want to mess this one up!
Another full day of being productive and awesome tomorrow though!
But hey, itās 5:06AM here right now and Iām going to bed!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
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