By: Brett

I was reading this article off a very insightful website (www.steve-olson.com). He is always writing about some very complex ideas that just seem to run through his head. This idea that he talks about came to him while sitting at lunch. Does every success come with failure? Do you first have to fail before you can learn how to succeed? I believe as a general assumption yes. How many people can just go into something for the first time and imagine of perfecting that field. I know when I first started designing websites and just about up from a year ago I finally got the overall picture. I created some HORRIBLE sites but at the time I thought they worked and were ok. I didn’t really “fail” in that sense but it wasn’t as if I had succeeded in creating a functional website.

Today, after having worked with a great group at KW I have surrounded myself with people that have the knowledge and the experience, which I have learned everything from. If it wasn’t from me learning from my mistakes and taking what I can from the people around me I would still be designing C grade websites.

I also believe some people are just gifted and things come so naturally to them. I don’t believe anything has come naturally to me. I have had to work extremely hard at each thing I have accomplished. Whether it be work or play I put in a lot of time and effort to become proficient at something. I think I would rather have it that way though. I believe it gives me more a sense of pride than anything. Knowing that if I put my mind to something and work hard at it things will work out in the end.

I guess the only thing I was blessed with was winning at Beer Pong.. Never really experienced any failures in that. Oh wait, I did lose one time to Megan.. she was like the Bill Cartwright of Beer Pong.. you really had to see it to believe it. But other than that.. I pretty much dominate. I would dominate Jack Bauer in Beer Pong any day.

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