the folly of youth

I was just thinking about the fact that people go to business school. Strange thought. I started my own business at 18 and within 4 months etched the enitre hugo boss flagship store in nyc. I didnt even know how to make an invoice. I cant believe i had the guts I did. I blame it on youth. I would say yes to jobs I had no idea how to do and always find a way to get them done. It wasnt pretty one job was so hard I had a 3am breakdown and cried for three hours because I was so shot and stressed and tired and worried but I got it done. I still find myself in 3am panics on deadlines but they are not as fun as they used to be. I make my best work on the edge,the gun at my head. My track record for dealines is pretty damn good over the last few decades. No one showed me how to etch glass, no one showed how to make an invoice, no one showed me anything about business. It was beaten into by the hand of survival. I sold my second piece of glass I ever made to a gallery for ten thousand dollars in the eighties. Its been a strange road and a hard road but a good road. I paid heavy dues getting through. It is the fire that makes the sword and I would trade my life for anything. If I went to biz school I would be in middle management with a fat gut and a house in long island. God bless the folly of youth.