What Creators Can Learn From Magical Chickens

You visit a magical street market full of mysterious vendors selling all manner of wonderous objects and creatures.

One merchant catches your eye. He sells magical livestock.

You walk up to his stand, and he tells you he has two things left for sale, and both cost the same amount.

“The first thing I have for sale is a magical goose,” he says. “If you dedicate your sole focus to raising it for a full year, it should lay a golden egg.”

You know a single golden egg is worth enough to provide for yourself and your family, so this opportunity sounds perfect. Dedicate a year of your life to raising something that will, in turn, provide everything you and your family need? It’s a no-brainer.

And the great thing is you only have to take care of a single goose throughout the year. How hard could that be?

You immediately purchase the goose without hearing about the other animals he sells.

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Running A-Fowl

You put everything you have into raising the goose because you know when it lays its golden egg all your effort and sacrifices will pay off, and you’ll be able to support yourself and give your family the life they deserve.