Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

I would like to talk to you today.

If you've ever felt not special enough or if you felt as if other people have

advantages over you or maybe you think that you're lacking

something somehow, and other people might have innate talents or gifts that have somehow alluded

you. And maybe as the years pass, you notice certain people excel in certain fields, maybe they're

college friends, high school friends, mom friends,

whoever they are. And you think, my gosh, what is it that they have that I don't have?

This is where I just want to be so real and share something with you. The people who win,

truly at anything, whether they want to be a marathon rather, maybe they want to write

books, maybe they want to start a business of some kind or do some epic travel. The people who

win, who get to do what they want and have the results that they want aren't the most talented

or lucky. They are simply the least discouraged. Think about that.

Do you stop or give up when you get discouraged? Most people do. But luckily if you and me were

not most people, right? We pay attention to podcasts like this one, the let it be easy podcast. Whenever someone has had success in any area, you know, I sometimes

like to use the example of being an actress because it's known to be so competitive, right?

And it's in this part of the world, Hollywood, that's just seemed so cutthroat and it's all

about who you know and just the image of it.

It just seems like, ooh, intimidating and scary. But think about it in that respect just for a

moment. Publishing and film aren't talent competitions. I mean, if they were, you'd see a lot of

different, more diverse actors on the scene, right?

But if you understand that the entertainment industry, for example, isn't about talent,

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