Steven Martin’s “Overnight” Success
“I did standup comedy for 18 years. Ten years learning, four years refining, and then four years of success.”
–Steve Martin; People Magazine (June 22, 2015).
For an industry with practically non-existent entry barriers — a high school degree, a few weeks of 
coursework, then an exam does the trick — real estate sales sure takes a long time to master.
In fact, substitute “real estate sales” for “standup comedy,” and Martin’s timeline is just about right.
Good thing I’m in my 14th year doing it . . . 🙂
See also, “Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers“; “James Earl Jones on How to Last in Real Estate“; and “He Who Negotiates Most, Negotiates Best.”
