From Hugh Macleod's Ignore Everybody (2009)

So if somebody wants to rip my idea off, go ahead. If somebody wants to
overtake me in the business card doodle wars, go ahead. You’ve got many
long years in front of you. And unlike me, you won’t be doing it for
the joy of it. You’ll be doing it for some self-loathing, ill-informed,
lame-ass mercenary reason. So the years will be even longer and far,
far more painful. Lucky you.

 

If somebody in your industry is more successful than you, it’s probably
because he works harder at it than you do. Sure, maybe he’s more
inherently talented, more adept at networking etc, but I don’t consider
that an excuse. Over time, that advantage counts for less and less.
Which is why the world is full of highly talented, network-savvy,
failed mediocrities.