GM Gabuzyan shares how having an easy life almost stopped his chess career. But a wake-up call pushed him to work harder and become the youngest Grandmaster in Armenia.
GM Gabuzyan shares how having an easy life almost stopped his chess career. But a wake-up call pushed him to work harder and become the youngest Grandmaster in Armenia.
One day I came across something Cristiano Ronaldo said:
„When I was young, I had nothing. I had to work hard to get everything. But I’m afraid my son won’t have the same motivation because he has everything from the second he’s born.“
It hit me because, while my dad wasn’t as rich as Ronaldo, I never really lacked anything growing up. I got what I wanted, and that sounds great, right? But what I didn’t realize back then was that having no problems gave me no motivation.
I didn’t have a drive, and without it, I drifted through life, enjoying myself but with no goals.
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