“I understood that no matter what specialized
skill you might attain, everybody had to start at the bottom, becoming familiar
with basic nuts and bolts—that is, turning raw materials into finished goods.
Along the way, you could move on to proficiency, either staying at that rung or
developing a specialty. That, too, could become your highest conquered level of
skill, or you could move further by diversifying and finding methods of
innovation, and eventually you could arrive at mastery” by Chris Gardner.
It does not
matter how big your dreams and targets are you will have to start from the
first step to cover a journey of thousand miles. The same can be said about a
career, success, relationships and any other area. You start building from
ground floor and go up one floor at a time. You start from nothing and create
your own masterpiece. Just do not give up on your way up. There is a huge
difference between those who inherited wealth and those who made themselves.
Experience teaches you to value things differently than those who just easily
get everything. Do not despise small beginnings. All ‘giants’ have started their
masterpieces in that way. There are no shortcuts to success.