Motivation from stef du plessis

Success, they say, is a product of attitude, not aptitude. A 1986 a
study conducted among mothers from America and Japan posed this
question: "What is the one thing that your child needs in order to be
successful?"

The Western mothers, predictably, said "ability". But those from the
East rightly said, "effort".  The Japanese mothers were right. Life is
about effort, not about ability.

Here's more proof: Dr Bloom from the University of California conducted
a study to find what turns people into top achievers. He explains that,
prior to the study, he thought that the outcome of the study would
indicate that successful people were those who were naturally talented,
or who had a special flair.

Instead, what he found were great musicians... who practiced until their
fingers bled, famous singers... who sang until they were hoarse. Writers
who kept on submitting their scripts to publishers until they found one
that would publish them - no matter how long it took.

Sure he found the odd "naturally talented" individual who achieved some
success, almost in spite of themselves, but, on the whole, the ranks of
the successful were not filled by people with aptitude, but rather, by
people with attitude - those who kept on trying when the odds seem
stacked against them.

Next time the odds seem high against you, try one more time. It may just
be what was needed.