Community projects are great, don't get me wrong. I prefer to work alone though. I hate relying on others to do something because more than half the time you get burned. Not to mention that I'm a perfectionist and TOTALLY HATE people that take shortcuts or just don't give 100% into whatever it is they are doing. If something is worth doing it's worth doing 100%.
People have too many visions of what things should be and when too many chiefs are in a project it goes nowhere. I'm not a follower, I'm a leader and thus always project my vision/path into whatever it is I partake in. If who or whomever it is doesn't like my vision I go off and do it alone. I usually have more success that way anyways.
There are many things the Navy taught me and some of them I have just mentioned. Those things have allowed me to live the lifestyle that I have and to be able to do, and see, things people only dream about.
Anyone has the potential for success. It's just their own inner person that is their worst enemy and holds them back
Step out of that 'safety zone' you have around you and you will see what you have been missing!