Want to be a pro athlete?

The title of this post should actually just be “Want to do what you want?” because all the advice is completely applicable whether you’re thing is DJing, classical piano, motion graphics, or accounting.

There is all the obvious advice that applies to anything you’re doing. Look through the below links with advice from surf, snowboard and ski industry team managers and you’ll see the words “work ethic”, “attitude”, “passion”, “personality”, “communication” repeated continuously. These are the obvious things that you should be good at no matter what you’re trying to do: Be nice, return emails, be passionate about what you’re doing, work hard.

However, a slightly less obvious theme cropped up…

Just do your thing. Click below to see full post on what that really means and how to make it a reality.

Inspiration is for Amateurs

“Inspiration and work ethic ride right next to each other. Not every day of your life you’re going to wake up and the clouds are going to part and the rays from heaven are going to come down and you’re going to write a song about it. Sometimes you just get in there and force yourself to work and maybe something good will come out of it.” -Jack White

“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lighting to strike you in the brain, you’re not going to make an awful lot of work” -Chuck Close