How To Be An Overnight Success?

Pokemon Go, an augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic, was launched on July 6 2016 in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. In just 7 days, it was downloaded 10 million times. To date, it remains at the second position in the list of the fastest mobile games to reach 10 million downloads. Only Mario Super Run has surpassed that record by reaching 10 million downloads in just one day.

When Pokemon Go became a worldwide sensation, in just a week, just like millions I also thought, "Wow! How Lucky!".

But, I was so wrong. It wasn't luck. It was the hard work of more than 20 years. It took John Hanke nearly 20 years to reach Pokemon Go.

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In 2012, when Nawazuddin Siddiqui, an Indian actor, became an overnight sensation after the release of Gangs Of Wasseypur duology, just like millions I also thought, "Wow! How lucky!".

But, I was so wrong. It wasn't luck. It was the hard work of more than 12 years. It took Siddiqui nearly 12 years to reach there.

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So, how to become an overnight success?

Lionel Messi, a soccer player with Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team, has the perfect answer.

I start early, and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.