I have a confession. I spent a large proportion of my life doing a hobby so much obsessing, persevering over it, that I completely fell out of love with it. At the age of 14 years old, I'd been playing the piano for about seven years at this point. I'd gotten myself to grade five, the suitable level. I could play all of my sheet music, my favorite Beyonce tracks. When my friends came round, I could show off. It gave me joy. And I made the decision once I did this grade. I'm going to go back to my piano teac ...

From selling stamps door-to-door to becoming a spacefaring billionaire’s peer, Mark Cuban’s journey is the definition of grit. Before @mcuban was a Shark, he was sleeping on the floor of a cramped apartment with five roommates.Now, he's on the #Forbes250 list of Greatest Living Self-Made Americans. https://t.co/XUbB69q9wo📸: Guerin Blask for Forbes ...