"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Decide where you want to be in life, and create a plan for how you will get there" - G. Richards, Jr

Let's be honest, everyone will not be successful in lfe.  Every new company will not be successful, every kid on the basketball court will not make it to the NBA, and every musician will not be a star.  Now I don't take pleasure in saying this, but it is an unfortunate truth, and one reason why this truth exists is because we unnecessarily make things harder than they have to be.  We say to ourselves reaching our goals and achieving success cannot be that easy, when in actuality its much easier than you think.  We make things harder by getting distracted with new goals before completing the first, not being clear on what our goal is, surrounding ourselves with the wrong people, and the list can go on.  All you need to achieve your goals and see your dream come to fruition is a clear picture of where you are right now, point A, and where you want to be, point B, and map out the best route to get there.  Life is hard enough, don't go out of your way to make things more difficult than they have to be.