clipped from: www.altgate.com   
clipped from: www.altgate.com   

It's a video mashup of Will Smith talking about the "keys to success in life": running and reading.  I totally agree.  Over the years I've had the privilege of speaking about entrepreneurship several times at Tufts, Babson and a few other schools.  My shtick includes a not-so-eloquent version of this speech.


Running & Reading


Running is a metaphor for hard work.  As Will says, when you run you learn to defeat that inner voice that says "I'm tired" or "quit now."  I love the bit where Will says, "I knew I had to work hard...when other people where sleeping, I was working; when other people were eating, I was working."  He summarizes, "the person who works the hardest wins." 


Reading is a metaphor for learning from the work of others.  As Will says, nothing is new; everything has been thought of before.  The trick is to learn from others mistakes.