A Kid's Idea | ReWire 2020

I was talking to my eldest son Jax the other day, and he said, "Dad, I got an idea of something you can talk about on your podcast."

I said, "Okay, whatcha got?"

He said, "What's the true key to success?  I know it's staying focused and fighting the force of average, but what is  the true key to success?"

I told him he had it all figured out and I had a proud dad moment, but he said he didn't quite understand what that meant, so I broke it down like this:

Focus + Don't Quit = Win.

Thomas Edison blew himself up 10,000 times before he got it right.

He was out trying to figure things out.

Blew things up.

Burned his barn.

Can you imagine your 10,000 attempts at something and you're still not right?

He finally figured it out.

Imagine the railroads.