Looking for the short-cut in everything and not wanting to go through anything in order to get to something is a formula for sure destruction. Many people talk themselves out of opportunity because they have developed what they believe to be a skill in which they are only able to pick up on the problems that they might encounter, or the costs they could incur if they were to move forward in a given situation. It is this common practice that causes the talented to time out until their time is up and their opportunities are no more.