Picture Of The Day: Canadian Starbucks Cup.

Today's "Picture of the Day" has two talking points. But first... Here is today's picture...



It's a picture of my Grande Starbucks cup.

First, please note that the "The Way I See It" section is written in both English and French.

The second thing I wanted to note is the actual message:

Failure's hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.

This is so very true. At least, I know I have experienced it myself. That's how I felt about working in search marketing for the past six years. I was good at it... (And let's be real... It's not rocket science... And people who are bad at it must be complete morons. It's not hard at all.) And it paid really, ridiculously well.

So, when you have something that you are good at and that pays well, you automatically get tied up with it. And you forget to notice, "Hey! I have no passion for this!" You only think, "It pays well, and people tell me I am good at it. It must be my destiny."

"Only if you choose it to be," is what I have learned.

I, however, am choosing another choice.