# 10 Fishbait
Haven't got my shit together. Woke up from a nightmare and that muddy mood maelstrom has infected the days palette. Did a 20 minute run on stiff-as-wood legs. Waves look decent but I'm whacked from the run. But I go out anyway. There are three sections for surfers of various skill levels. Good. Worse. Shit. I fall into the final category. There's one dude next to me in the not too good section, and there are a bunch of youngsters whooping it up down the drift.
Beside me is a little brown cormorant, its head snaking out of the water every so often before it dives and disappears into the churning water.
Yes it ain't pretty but I do manage to stand on the board and break my record. Every time is an improvement on the last. I read somewhere that the number one success factor is grit - you simply have to stick it out for as long as you can - longer than your colleagues is even better - in order to start becoming very good at it. Simple, right?
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