Now this principle rings a bell. The difference between a successful vs nonsuccessful people, materially or otherwise, is the type of smart and critical choices they made in their lifetime. Choosing between eating a meal made of vegetable and fish vs meat and cereal determines long term health benefits.
According to Seth Godin's blog, which I quote below " Is George Clooney actually a great actor? Or is he just great at making choices?
In 1789, you had just a few choices. Work for the potter in town, apprentice with your dad, of, if you were really smart, become a clergyman or possibly a teacher. That was it.
Today, not only do you have more choices, the variations in those choices matter more. Obvious choices, like, "should I quit my job today?", necessary choices like, "should I apply for a job at Google or an insurance company?" and more subtle choices--whether or not to start a blog, for example.
The movie business provides us with a clear window on what happens when people make good choices (and bad ones). Very few people--with the exception of Sean Connery or Daniel Craig--have the option of sticking with one movie forever. Everyone else in the industry makes critical choices on a regular basis. Smart choice makers do far better than those that don't work at it. I'm willing to guess the value of smart choices is responsible for a 10 to 100 times difference in lifetime earnings in Hollywood."
Now how's that to make your day?!
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