Just engaging in foreplay is not enough. I want you going all the way, all the time. People will respect you for it, more so than if all you did was fool around. Besides, it is far more satisfying. What I am talking about, of course is persistence when it comes to your career. It is like a marriage. There will be ups and downs, but you are in it for the long haul. Because when you are madly and passionately in love with your career, you want it to work out, so you work at it and work through the tough times.

There is a saying that ‘genius is perseverance in disguise’.  No matter how bright or how talented you are, there will be obstacles between you and your career goals. It is a jungle out there, but the successful people keep whacking away, clearing a path, sweating it out, dealing with the snakes, the heat, and the pitfalls, until eventually they reach a clearing. Beaten and bruised maybe, but stronger for the struggle and appreciative of their new surroundings.

To make it means refusing to take no for an answer, fighting for what is rightfully yours. Once you get that first deal, you are halfway there. But you have to keep at it. If that sounds like too much work, then maybe you don’t want it badly enough.