Being very good at what you do, and having the resources to do what you want to

Being very good at what you do, and having the resources to do what you want to do, are two different things. To succeed you must choose things you are good at and choose things you have the resources to complete. But what I find most obvious among the engineers, entrepreneurs, and artists is that they want to compromise with as few people as possible. And in some cases people choose what they may not be able to do, may not have the resources to do, and may not be able to finish, becuase they seek to avoid compromise with anyone else. And thusly grasp a fantasy destined to fail. When I succeed it is because I surround myself with good enough people that I can remain an artist, and when I fail it is because I don’t surround myself with those people. And I know too well that when I do not surround myself with those people it is because I am tired of compromising. And when I do that I should not do business, I should lay on a beach until I feel like compromising again.