Nothing worth having comes easy. And nothing worth having is without struggle and obstacles.
When Travis Barker of Blink 182 was a teenager, his mom passed away. All Travis wanted to do was be a drummer and his mother was his biggest cheerleader. She really believed in his ability to become a drummer and encouraged him up until the day she passed away.
His dad, naturally, wanted his son to have a backup plan, in the event that drumming didn’t work out. Most parents would want this for their kids, but his “pops” as he calls him, was adamant. But Travis didn’t want a backup plan. He saw that has a hinderance to his ability to make it as a musician. He knew that where he wanted to go was difficult, but that if he had the safety of a backup plan, he wouldn’t be as committed as he needed to be to achieve it.
His pops told him that if he didn’t have a backup plan, then he couldn’t live at the house. So, Travis left. And through many years of blood, sweat and tears, he became successful, and is still incredibly relevant as a musician today.
You have to be willing to do the work, even when you don’t want to. You have to be willing to take risks and chances, knowing that they might end in failure, but at least you gained some experience in how not to do something.
