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The Genius that is Legend

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John Legend at the Citi Presents Evenings with Legends show on 29 January 2014 in New York. I went to my first concert  –   John Legend , not one to be swayed by popular culture, I was initially very apprehensive to go to this event. Largely to appease my beautiful wife  –  I decided to swallow my idiosyncratic tendencies and comply. Sitting there waiting for the show to start, I felt quite happy I had follow through on my plan to take a stiff dose of paracetamol   –  all the screaming was going to give me a massive migraine. Mr Legend entered the stage  –  about 8 mins behind schedule ( Sorry, I am anal about schedules ). From the first syllable the gent dropped,  –  I could " see " how the female undergarments of some of the ladies dropped too. They were elated by this maestro. During the show there were some moments where I wondered about my wife too.  I know I may be her black Adonis   –  but man, that guy was definitely a black Zeus  on the night. 

Success takes persistence

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In anything you do, to become a success you need to put in the time, energy and effort. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book – The Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Two Roads Diverged His hypothesis is rooted in the understanding that for any one person to be highly successful (s)he needs to put in at minimum 10 000 hours into her/his craft. Whether it be an athlete or an entrepreneur. Practice, research and practical application will all contribute to a great future of success. I have been thinking more and more of this subject of late – looking to understand my purpose on this earth and what I would like to be remembered for. I think this maybe as a result of my pending 30 th birthday in a month’s time. If you take this process, breakdown your weekly spend at your pursuit, as an entrepreneur of 8 hours a day and 5 days a week (this is typically very low) – it would theoretically take you well over 5 years to make a success o