Dylan #3. Simon Cowell may have said: "You can't sing, you can't write, what are you

[Ankesh]

Hi GJA,

Thanks for your post.

I like the airplane metaphor a mentor of mine shared with me. It takes a lot of fuel to get the airplane in the sky - but then you can put it into cruise control and use less fuel to maintain the same height - once its in the air.

Not many people want to spend the energy and take action to get their airplanes up.

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Another hidden message in your post - and I've been thinking about it since quite some time now - why be a contestant on the show? Why not try to be like Simon Fuller (creator of American Idol)?

Hasn't he managed to create a toll position for all aspiring singers?

Hello Gordon,

Thanks for the great post - greatly appreciated! :-) It reminded me of three things:

1. "There is no such thing as a free lunch" - Nothing worthwhile in life is free.

2. Those who have a passion for action get results.

3. Even those who are successful usually have to work hard for a while before breaking through; we just don't always hear about and think that they just happened to have overnight success when that is rarely the case for anyone.

Again, thanks for the post - greatly appreciated!

Take care and have a great day!

Sincerely,

Joe Chengery III