Extreme Success in any domain calls for extreme sacrifices!
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Extremely successful people in any domain - sports, cinema, singing, dancing, technology etc are our icons. We follow them and wish we could be like them.
However, a closer look at their lives will tell you that it took a life long dedication for a single goal. The toil typically started at a very tender age and involved hours & hours of hard & monotonous work; so much so that the person sacrificed almost everything else.
They were super achievers in their chosen field, but were miserably poor in others - even ability to roll up their sleeves or comb their hair or tie their shoe laces, leave alone managing relationships, money, health, freedom etc.
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"Success in one area is often tied to failure in another area, especially at the extreme end of performance. The more extreme the greatness, the longer the shadow it casts." - James Clear
And the shadows it casts are so long that you, as a follower, needs to be careful when you wish your life like them. We often get overawed when we see our idols in full glory in their domain; but often get disturbed when they get exposed in their miserable worst in other domains.
Admire & enjoy the excellence in people..do not make them Gods!
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