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I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot: 6 Life Lessons from Hamilton
We can dissect Hamilton on many levels — lessons, history/politics, words/writing, singing/acting, etc. But that's not what this post is about.
Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is a story about how to live a life of significance and meaning.
“America, You Great Unfinished Symphony, You Sent For Me. You Let Me Make A Difference. A Place Where Even Orphan Immigrants Can Leave Their Fingerprints And Rise Up.”
According to creator Lin Manuel Miranda, we only have one shot at life and we all have something important to contribute.
In addition, we each define success for ourselves, and it’s our responsibility is to make a positive dent in the world. Further, we can make a dent only through hard, purposeful work.
But that’s not all. Here are the 6 life and career lessons from Hamilton:
1) Success is improbable, but it’s not impossible.
The colonies were an extreme underdog in the fight for independence from England. England was richer. They had the most powerful military in the world.