An uphill climb

Not only is the work hard, but the persuasion is hard. I often feel I have burned a lot of my bridges by taking on new projects and not following through on any one. So every time I have a new idea (like The Madonna Effect), people mostly say, "Yeah, right. We're as likely to see this happen as we were to see you become a musician or a dress designer." So now I have something to prove to myself: that I am ready for the work.