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Low Effort: The Big Risk
In  the  growth  mindset,  it’s  almost  inconceivable  to  want  something  badly,  to
think  you  have  a  chance  to  achieve  it,  and  then  do  nothing  about  it.  When  it
happens, the I could have been is heartbreaking, not comforting.
There were few American women in the 1930s through 1950s who were more
successful than Clare Boothe Luce. She was a famous author and playwright, she
was elected to Congress twice, and she was ambassador to Italy. “ I don’t really
understand  the  word  ‘success,’
 ” she has said. “I know people use it about me,
but  I  don’t  understand  it.”  Her  public  life  and  private  tragedies  kept  her  from
getting back to her greatest love: writing for the theater. She’d had great success
with plays like The Women, but it just wouldn’t do for a political figure to keep
penning tart, sexy comedies.
For her, politics did not provide the personal creative effort she valued most,
and  looking  back  she  couldn’t  forgive  herself  for  not  pursuing  her  passion  for
theater. “ I often thought,” she said, “that if I were to write an autobiography, my
title would be The Autobiography of a Failure.”
Billie  Jean  King  says  it’s  all  about  what  you  want  to  look  back  and  say.  I
agree  with  her.  You  can  look  back  and  say,  “I  could  have  been…,”  polishing
your  unused  endowments  like  trophies.  Or  you  can  look  back  and  say,  “I  gave
my all for the things I valued.” Think about what you want to look back and say.
Then choose your mindset.