Behind the Article: Tenacious, determined, or delusional?

Working in the NBA

“Did I get over 300 rejections? Yes. Is that tenacious? Is that determination?  Or is that delusion?” – Todd McFarlane (via the Tim Ferris Podcast)

As I stated previously, it likely takes a mix of all of these to get your opportunity.  You will have to be tenacious enough to go after and find the opportunities you’re looking for, even when teams aren’t getting back to you.  You have to be determined to push through the walls and roadblocks.  And you have to be a little delusional (maybe confident or courageous is a better term) to think you’ll be out a hundred or thousand other applicants for a position.  But someone has to get it, so why not believe that it can be you?!