Have you ever wondered what separates success from failure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like whether or not there's a certain attribute responsible for success, that those who fail never seemed to find or cultivate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truth is, there are a number of attributes a person needs to really succeed in life.\u00a0 As unfair as it is to say it, talent and luck definitely play a part.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n These things are outside of our direct control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s a third attribute DIRECTLY in our control, something each of us is capable of cultivating and developing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This third element is essential; unless you have it (and develop it), you won\u2019t go very far as an artist, writer or entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle means going all out, every day, until you hit your breaking point \u2013 and then continuing on because hustle doesn\u2019t break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle means doing the hard creative work even when you\u2019re mentally and emotionally exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle means putting in the long hours others aren\u2019t willing to put in.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle separates the professional from the hobbyist<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle is the girl on the tennis court, practicing her backhand for the 4th<\/sup> straight hour instead of meeting up with friends for drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle is the guy on his laptop, working on his manuscript 40 hours a week even with a fulltime, 60+ hour a week job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle is the person who does the work others think is madness<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hustle is the differentiating factor in essentially every case of recorded success throughout history (monetary or otherwise).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Da Vinci, Copernicus, Napoleon, Einstein, Plato, Constantine \u2013 love them or hate them, they were successful because they hustled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you were a car, hustle would be your engine \u2013 it\u2019s the thing responsible for forward motion against friction (see: drag<\/a>), fueled by your purpose and passion (a topic for another time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re an artist, writer, or entrepreneur, you need hustle. <\/strong> At some point (at many points, actually), things won\u2019t be easy. At some point on your journey, you\u2019ll be traveling uphill against the elements (negative self-talk propaganda<\/a> and the army of bad habits<\/a>). If your engine stalls, there goes any chance of reaching the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why you need hustle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because on your journey you WILL hit hills, roadblocks and dead ends. You\u2019ll probably experience a number of turnarounds and you\u2019ll get lost quite a bit. You will face the elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHustle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Hustle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n