Posts tagged Harlem

Gita - Hood Rich

Oakland, by way of Harlem. I like your hair.

PICK A BRAIN SERIES: ABTEEN BAGHERI

Originally seen on The SHHO.

neilasks:

The world may never know what came first: the chicken or the egg, and frankly, who cares? But the priors of another age-old dichotomy are probably more practical and significant to figure out. That’s luck and good ‘ol fashioned hard work. However, luck is not measurably real. You cannot lose love handles by sitting atop your car waiting for shooting stars at night, and you can’t receive college credits by interning as someone’s rabbit’s foot. Luck is opportunity from fortunately aligned circumstances, but stagnantly waiting or even just passively leaving yourself open to it, is not how it happens. It’s the mindset to accept nothing but success and the commitment of time, energy, and humility to repeat the process over and over again – that precedes the good things that come with luck.

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