But here is the secret that quitters never learn: Failure on a mad glory quest is not the same as failure in ordinary life.
Let’s not romanticize this too much. Most mad glory quests fail. The company goes under. The gallery says no. The mountain sends you home with frostbite. You end up back in the coffee shop where you started, with a lighter wallet and a heavier heart. mad glory quest
Chasing the Mad Glory Quest: Why We Break Ourselves for the Impossible But here is the secret that quitters never
If you fail at your sensible job, you are just unemployed. If you fail at your mad glory quest, you are a legend . You are the knight who came back without the dragon’s head but with a scar and a hell of a story. You tried to bend reality. That dignity cannot be taken from you. The company goes under