Worth having and worth the effort: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Worth having: Bill Schlichter on effort
In our conversation, Bill Schlichter shared the mindset that had the greatest impact on his life:
“Anything that’s easy to have, isn’t worth having.”
That sentence stayed with me. It motivates me to tackle difficult things knowing that not everything has to come easily. Some things are hard, but their results can make me all the happier. Here is the excerpt:
Reza: My final question: which mindset has had the greatest impact on your life?
Bill: It is a simple saying that has always stayed with me and that you can also find on my LinkedIn: “Anything that’s easy to have isn’t worth having.” If everyone can have the same thing, it is nothing special, and I want to achieve something special. Not because I need status, but because I want to show gratitude to my parents. They brought me here, gave me an opportunity, and I have made something special of it. Giving my children a special life matters to me. I could work nine to five somewhere and earn good money, but I think that would restrict my creativity and ambition too much. I want to create something special.
Watch the full interview.
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Yours, Reza
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
