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[Mike375]

Your entire thoughts come down to "if you try hard enough, you can succeed at anything."

That is not what I said.

Remember the part about "belief"

"What the mind of man can conceive and believe, It can achieve"...Napoleon Hill

Just trying hard enough won't be enough to be a professional actor, a professional sports athlete, a professional singer, or a professional writer.

Encouragement to follow one's dreams is all well and good. People should strive to do what they want to do. But implying that the people who fail simply didn't believe enough in themself is hogwash.

And in addition to belief their must be a burning desire. But as if often the case the journey can lead to something different than the original objective. Perhaps the person heading off to become a professional athlete or singer becomes a promoter. The journey itself adds greatly to your knowledge and this can lead to taking a different road.

And don't forget "belief" cuts both ways. If someone strongly believes it can't be done they will even provide the reasons and "evidence" why it can't done.