Talent helps, but persistence is the key. When I was a kid I played and always beat myself up because I couldn’t hang with anybody… I distinctly remember being worthless.

I’m not even an athlete, but still tend to kick ass in league play today. There are MANY people at my company that love soccer, and I happened to join up and get back into it… and I somehow fell into being a pretty good player. There’s nothing special you can do, but if you love it, it will pay off.

The grand majority of people don’t take the chances you do… what you’re learning to do right now will allow you to dominate, even if it’s not for a few years.