"It's playing a bad hand well over and over and over again." It's a quote from Bob Dotson and I like it! His answer was in response to an interview while promoting his book, 'American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things'. The question: What is the secret to a successful life?
During Bob's travels to interview 'famous' people, he realized their stories weren't as interesting as the person he was sitting next to on the plane or the waitress he met at a local diner. He began to enjoy these 'accidental interviews' and learned so much more from these 'ordinary' people. I think Bob has discovered what so many travelers have known for awhile....we learn so much about ourselves and our history from talking to people who lived it...the daily stresses, happiness, uncertainty, riches and fears of life.
In today's technical world, any person can create their own website, post a movie on you tube or have one thousand friends on facebook...and society may view this as famous or popular. Maybe so, but never successful. Success, to me, is playing the hand your dealt-fairly and wisely-and, even if failure results- you're still smiling and ready to try again!
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