Here's me in the same position, only I feel like a failure and a loser, and he believed in himself. | by Peter Middleton | Medium

…essed with the early markers everyone chases. You don’t need to be a child prodigy or study coding. He was broke at 32 yet never considered himself a failure. He embraced life like so few of us do and prioritized making a real difference to other people.

The Ex-Monk Who Founded An App With $100 Million Annual Revenue

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1 min readOct 6, 2020

Here's me in the same position, only I feel like a failure and a loser, and he believed in himself. This is great inspiration!

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