You’re told all your life to “keep your eye on the ball.” And so you work hard, you play hard, you live hard, confident that fate will one day reward you. But what if it doesn’t? What if the important thing is not just to know when to “keep your eye on the ball,” but to know when to “stop and smell the roses.” Success sometimes appears when you’re least expecting it, when you’re least prepared. Don’t question it. Accept it. Find out how I learned this in this week’s Carosa Commentary “Sometimes Second Best Turns Out To Be the Very Best.”
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