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about 50 years ago, a few WWII vets at work were telling war stories. One who I knew pretty well was mostly silent, and then said to me:
Remember, those who talk the most, did the least.
As it turns out, this is true in almost any situation, particularly for men. And we see it on here a lot. All sorts of keyboard kommandos and investment wizards....
Three pieces of advice that were absolutely true.
1. You can get almost anything you want in life, it just takes a lot longer to get than you want it to. I did get what I wanted in life over the course of about 40 years.
2. When I was failing as a manager I went to a remedial management course and the instructor told me I wasn't suited to be a manager, I should find a technical field where I could excel as an individual contributor. I did and it changed my life. For the last 20 years of my working life I got well paid to do a job I loved and was well appreciated for it.
3. From my godfather when he taught me to play poker at the age of 10 and he started out with a lot more chips than I did. The only game in life that is fair is checkers.
You will get used to it. Not for everything in life, but for many things.
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