Tonight’s mystery when asked how a person best handles success he said an important element is to accept that the world does not turn to your timetable. Who do you think our wise man might be??

It was back in March of 2014 that John Mellencamp sat down with the Men’s Journal to talk candidly about many aspects of having a successful music career. When asked what he felt was the most important way to view your own success he said:

“ I learned very early, and it was a real blessing, that the world doesn't turn on John Mellencamp's timetable. I want it to. We all want to world to turn on our timetable but it just doesn't. Once you get that in your head, then success becomes less important and failure becomes not important. So be prepared to be disappointed, but also be prepared to be gracious when it does happen. I've been to the top of the hill, and there's nothing up there. You might smile while you're up there for a second but I always found that if I laughed out loud somebody was there to knock my face up. You know?”

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