Comments on: Steve Martin Tells the Story Before the Glory

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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:36:25 +0000

[...] Awesome review of the Steve Martin Biography and the value of hard work from SoulShelter.com I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four were spent in wild success. [...]

By: by Mark

by Mark — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:50:56 +0000

John -- Glad to hear that this post struck a chord. I've been pleased to see Gladwell's 10,000 hour idea making the cultural rounds (Outliers was an inspiring read). Prior to Gladwell's book, Tim and I advanced a similar notion in different words in The Prosperous Peasant: "Five years makes a living, ten years makes a master." Thanks for stopping by the Shelter. ~Mark

By: John Bardos

John Bardos — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:43:16 +0000

Amazing article! Very inspiring. Once again the 10,000 hour rule, made popular by Malcolm Gladwell, comes into play.

All of those “overnight successes” have years and years of hard work and sacrifice supporting them.

It is great to hear stories like this!