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What does it mean?
Schulz believes he was naturally born to draw comic strips and aimed to create a daily strip from childhood.
In plain terms
He felt destined to create daily comic strips since he was a child.
What can you take from it?
Early ambitions can guide your lifelong career path.

Where it applies

  • childhood dreams
  • career guidance
  • comic creation

Putting it to work

  • follow early interests
  • trust innate calling

Questions to consider

  • Did you have an early dream?
  • How much is destiny versus effort?

Another view

The idea of being 'born' for a role may ignore the role of learning and effort.

More from Charles M. Schulz

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  2. I never give my work to somebody else and say, 'What do you think about that?' I just don't trust anybody. If I think it's funny, or if I think it's silly, I s…

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  3. If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books-- --but I'm not, so I draw cartoons!

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