In my meanderings around Youtube the other day, I stumbled upon this - an engaging profile of self-taught wood-carver Ray Kinman, who became one of the leading practitioners in his field and landed a prestigious job sculpting many of the signs for attractions at the Disney theme parks. Still active at 70, he is now a beloved teacher of his craft.
A little nugget of peace and beauty in a turbulent world...
And he has a few inspiring lessons we all might seek to use:
Be passionate about everything you do.
Your greatest asset is persistence.
Cultivate mastery through repetition.
Mistakes are where the great learning and growth comes.
Always try to push yourself a little bit harder.
Lose yourself in the process.
These, at any rate, are principles that I have tried to follow in my life, and which I try to promote in my online writings. They can even have some useful application in our FPL endeavours, I believe.
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