The priceless ingredient for success.
Tag: effort
More Than Talent
Talent, by itself, is not enough for success.
When Is Your Best Enough?
Working really hard to attain a goal that is not personally meaningful may not add up to doing your best. Your best is more than just your effort.
The Value of Achievement
The value of achievement is not simply derived from an external outcome, but lies in the subjective meaningfulness of the activities that pursue and achieve the outcome.
Nothing Comes for Free
If you want to accomplish something, be prepared to pay some price, though it usually will be in some form other than money.
The Road to Expertise: 10,000 Hours
Are you motivated enough to become an expert?
The More Important Thing
You can’t always control the outcomes of your efforts, but you can always control how hard you try.
Beyond Talent
It is not a lack of talent, but a lack of dedication that is often the primary reason that many people do not succeed.
What Does Talent Have To Do With Success?
Is having talent a reliable indicator for being successful?
The Extra Mile
Doing more than you have to is always one of those choices you can make. How often do you make it?