It’s too risky to wait.

Odds are, the gatekeeper isn’t coming to pick you.

Odds are, the influential power broker isn’t going to discover you.

Odds are, you’re not going to be anointed, and you won’t be famous to the masses.

But you will be famous to some — and that matters.

The strategy is to focus on the practice. To focus on doing good work. To focus on making things better. To serve the smallest viable audience.

The long shot is just that: a long shot. Planning for the long shot is not a strategy.