My father used to say, if you do the same as everyone else, you get the same as
everyone else gets.
Yet another reinforcement of his belief that it was hard work that made a
difference in life.
You want to succeed, you put in the hours, you grind that stone, you do more
than the other guy ( and gals ), and if you do, you'll get ahead.
He wasn't wrong ( don't tell him I said that ). But I'm not sure he was entirely
correct either.
When I look around and see my peers, my friends and ou