Do I have what it takes? It’s a question that all of us have asked ourselves. Some of you ask it every day. Do I have what it takes to succeed in this life? What if I don’t? What would they say about me? The pressure of the question can be so great that some of us are tempted to fail out of the gate--to undermine our own efforts before we even start. So often those who care the most about success make the least effort.
There is a sort of relief in lethargy, if you don’t strive, you can avoid the pain of failure, you can avoid acute sting of both effort and unmet expectations. The sluggish are often tempted write their own autobiographies with inaction, inertia, and ineptitude.
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