Harrison Ford and the art of tenacity

In a recent interview, Han Solo himself, the legendary actor Harrison Ford, said something that I can't help but think a lot about these days.

When asked what advice he'd give himself as a young man, he said, show up.

It's harder than you think.

“It's going to be a while,” said Ford. ”One thing I noticed when I was first starting acting is that most of the people that were on that Greyhound bus from wherever else you come from to get to Los Angeles gave up and went home.”

"And sometimes the reason you get the job is because you're the only one left,” Ford laughs” So I didn't make a living until I was 35 years old. I had other jobs and so on and so forth, but tenacity is critical.”

Ford's words make me think of another famous phrase.

This one from Jim Valvano, a famed college basketball coach who was awarded a Courage Award from ESPN as he fought cancer.

When he gave his acceptance speech he said, “Don't give up. Don't you ever give up.”

What do you think?

And what advice would you give a younger you?

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