Secret to Success — FAILURE
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I wrote about success story Ashley Qualls back in April, the teenager turned millionaire. (NOTE: See the new Archive tab to look it up!) I think it is one of the most commented posts to date. Leo Bloom (creatively named after a character in the movie The Producers) wrote a rather strong response. He makes many points that I think many relate to.
— I had quite the head start on Ashley when it came to graphics design and website building, yet I have not made any money from it, much less millions. I have put ALOT of work into what I did, but it has not translated into dollars no matter how hard I tried and worked — I cant stand success stories like these. Honestly, I WISH I could pump my fist in the air, and say something like “Yeah! Good for you Ashley!” but I can’t — All the while, I TRIED (God knows I’ve tried!) to make just a few bucks at the very least over the internet, but it all came to nothing — Have you ever seen the 1968 comedy movie “The Producers” starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder? Considering all the years of hard work I’ve put into graphics and website design, among other internet enterprises, and having nothing, not a cent, to show for it, I feel just like Leo when he cries out: WHERE’S MY SHARE???? WHERE’S LEO BLOOM’S SHARE???? I sure would like to know the answer to that question. —
I had a hard time finding the movie but finally did through NETFLIX. I will say that the movie itself was not one I found to be a great one (can two actors have worse hair that Gene and Zero?) The movie does raise a thoughtful point. The first being that the answer to where a person’s share is to be found would not be in the love of money. The characters chose to compromise their values by taking advantage of others and ended up in jail.
So for so many of us, myself included, who’s ships have not come in so to speak, what do we do, especially when our lives have been filled with struggle? And struggle that has up to the present time often has produced little or nothing? Even what many would call failure.










