"It won't be for lack of effort" That is a statement that I have been telling myself for years. I always try to make sure that the work I put into success is ample regardless of the outcome, I try to take full control of the effort. Taking control of the effort is something I learned while playing sports, one of my former coaches would always say "the effort is yours and the mistakes are mine". He was letting us know that there is a huge difference between "playing hard" and "playing well". Most of the time in sports and in life we are not in control of the outcome, there are countless factors that will dictate how far you go and the level of success you will receive. But what we all can take pride in is the thing we have full control over, our effort. How much we want it is simply not enough, you have to put that want into action.
One of the reasons I started this blog is because I wanted to see if I really was a good writer, putting my thoughts down on "paper" and out there for public view. Taking full responsibility for what is presented and being open to all the criticism I have received. That's what life is all about, putting what you have on the table and finding out if its good enough and if you don't like your results then Do Better. In the end the measurement of success will come from you, can you look at yourself and say I did everything that I could to make it. At every point, regardless of the situation, I went for it. If you can honestly say that then you are as successful as you could have possibly been, but if you cant say that then there is no need to cry about your situation.
I am a person who loves quotes and I think my favorite quote of all time speaks to this subject, "you are what you choose to be and in those choices you live". When you think of it in those terms it leaves no room for luck or circumstance, only effort, the choice to work for what you want, accepting nothing less...
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