A Quote by Ruth Porat
If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.
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Sometimes you got to hurt something to help something. Sometimes you have to plow under one thing in order for something else to grow.
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The best advice I've got was - "All you have is the process. All you have is the journey of making something. Once you're done you have absolutely no control on how it's received, or if people like it or hate it, or what is done with it. As long as you enjoy the process, then you'll always be happy." I really feel like that's important advice. Sometimes we get so focused on the results that we miss doing it - we miss the adventure of being in the midst of something because we're looking too far ahead.
I wasn't putting my all into it and I was still managing to score goals, and that gave me something to dream about, and something to work hard for. So I ended up going to the gym on my days off, trying to be a step ahead of everyone. Then we played Luton and I did OK and they came in for me.
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I don't look for signs. But when things happen, I say, 'OK, something must be right.' Or 'OK, something must be wrong.'
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