Have you ever read a story about people who pushed themselves past the point of human endurance? Stories like the man who ran 26 miles at the Arctic Circle or the 16-year-old who rowed alone across the Indian ocean?
Often when I read stories like that I think: How did they do that and what in the world did they get out of it?
Now I know. Recently I worked on a project that pushed me physically, emotionally and creatively past my point of endurance. I was tired, stressed, I couldn’t eat and certainly couldn’t sleep from all the nerves and the pressure.
Not only were there were a lot of people relying on me that I didn’t want to let them down, but I was responsible for their safety as well. My response to all this pressure? I simply believed it could be done and put my head down and focused on doing the work.
And when it was over and I could look back on the project and what we pulled off, an amazing sense of accomplishment filled me. It proved that there is no such thing as “can’t be done.” Everything can be done — it just takes almost superhuman will power and belief in yourself and your team.
And for anyone in the entertainment business, I know there is often a sense of this “can’t be done.” Feelings like “I can’t break into the business” or “I can’t make a living with my writing, etc.”
Well, you can. It just takes almost superhuman belief in yourself and the unwavering desire to put your head down and do the work. When you believe in yourself, you have to do the work to get yourself there but you can accomplish anything.
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