Got an email recently from former Clemson stud quarterback and loyal Daily Hustler, Tajh Boyd…
At the bottom of the email was a quote from Thomas Edison that read:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Immediately, I copied and pasted the quote then put it into my notes section where I write all my Daily Hustles… Ironically, the next day, I ran across a tweet celebrating Thomas Edison and his 173rd B Day…
I clicked on the article and immediately discovered that Edison, who is most famous these days for his invention of the lightbulb and his long list of fantastic life motivating quotes, was not just a one-hit-wonder who talked the talk, this dude was a multifaceted, intellectual, hard-working badass that walked the walk of all walks…
In total, Edison had 2,332 patents worldwide and his first invention at the ripe age of 22 was actually an electric vote recorder which was created in 1869…
Still trying to figure out how the fuck in the 21st century I was still voting by checking boxes with a number 2 pencil, but that’s a story for another Daily Hustle. 🤦♂️
Edison’s invention of the Kinetographic camera led to the motion picture industry we know and love today and when he invented the phonograph in 1877, that immediately led to the first words ever to be recorded…
Any guesses what those words were??????
“Mary has a little lamb.”
In 1880, after nearly 1000 trials, the light bulb finally went on and lasted for a remarkable 13.5 hours… This must have had something to do with this infamous Edison gem…
“I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Success is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” 😅
Here is arguably the greatest inventor of all time and he undoubtedly made his craft a lifestyle predicated on relentless trial, error, and a fuck ton of endless hours of arduous work.
We all want the award, we all accomplish great and impactful things in our lifetime, but the question becomes what sort of work are we willing to put into it and are we willing to accept failure not as something that hinders us but rather something we were able to discover through our work.
At the end of the day, it depends on whether or not we want to be the hunters or the prey…
Either failure is going to find us or we are going to FIND FAILURE. 🤔
Just like our boy Tommy, let’s make sure to keep on hunting…
-EB