In order to be an ideal candidate you have to be a non ideal, or even a horrible candidate in many other places.
Metallica doesn’t get asked to open up the Dolly Parton tour.
Dave Mathews Band doesn’t get asked to play at the Electric Forest EDM Festival.
Adele doesn’t get played when the sports team wins the championship.
Metallica, Dave Mathews and Adele are all just fine with not being a part of those things. Their blatantly obvious non-idealness for these situations points to the fact that they are the perfect candidate for many of the things that they do in fact get asked to be a part of.
It’s easy to say “I want it all”.
But it’s wiser to understand “If I want some I’m going to have to give up having it all”.
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