the effort is enough in life there will be times when we do everything right
be times when we do everything right
be times when we do everything right perhaps even perfectly yet the results
perhaps even perfectly yet the results
perhaps even perfectly yet the results will somehow be negative failure
will somehow be negative failure
will somehow be negative failure disrespect jealousy or even a resounding
disrespect jealousy or even a resounding
disrespect jealousy or even a resounding yawn from the world depending on what
yawn from the world depending on what
yawn from the world depending on what motivates us this response can be
motivates us this response can be
motivates us this response can be crushing when someone works on a project
crushing when someone works on a project
crushing when someone works on a project whether it’s a book or a business or
whether it’s a book or a business or
whether it’s a book or a business or even his/her own behavior at a certain
even his/her own behavior at a certain
even his/her own behavior at a certain point that thing leaves their hands and
point that thing leaves their hands and
point that thing leaves their hands and enters the realm of the world it is
enters the realm of the world it is
enters the realm of the world it is judged received and acted on by other
judged received and acted on by other
judged received and acted on by other people it stops being something he
people it stops being something he
people it stops being something he controls and it depends on them will we
controls and it depends on them will we
controls and it depends on them will we work hard for something that can be
work hard for something that can be
work hard for something that can be taken away from us will we invest time
taken away from us will we invest time
taken away from us will we invest time and energy even if an outcome is not
and energy even if an outcome is not
and energy even if an outcome is not guaranteed with the right motives we’re
guaranteed with the right motives we’re
guaranteed with the right motives we’re willing to proceed with ego were not we
willing to proceed with ego were not we
willing to proceed with ego were not we have only minimal control over the
have only minimal control over the
have only minimal control over the rewards for our work and effort other
rewards for our work and effort other
rewards for our work and effort other people’s validation recognition rewards
people’s validation recognition rewards
people’s validation recognition rewards so what are we going to do not be kind
so what are we going to do not be kind
so what are we going to do not be kind not work hard not produced because there
not work hard not produced because there
not work hard not produced because there was a chance it would be reciprocated
was a chance it would be reciprocated
was a chance it would be reciprocated come on
come on
come on think of all the activists who will find
think of all the activists who will find
think of all the activists who will find that they can only advance their cause
that they can only advance their cause
that they can only advance their cause so far the leaders who are assassinated
so far the leaders who are assassinated
so far the leaders who are assassinated before their work is done the inventors
before their work is done the inventors
before their work is done the inventors whose ideas languish ahead of their time
whose ideas languish ahead of their time
whose ideas languish ahead of their time according to society’s main metrics
according to society’s main metrics
according to society’s main metrics these people were not rewarded for their
these people were not rewarded for their
these people were not rewarded for their work should they have not done it if
work should they have not done it if
work should they have not done it if that is your attitude how do you intend
that is your attitude how do you intend
that is your attitude how do you intend to endure tough times what if you’re
to endure tough times what if you’re
to endure tough times what if you’re ahead of the times what if the market
ahead of the times what if the market
ahead of the times what if the market favors some bogus trend what if your box
favors some bogus trend what if your box
favors some bogus trend what if your box or your clients don’t understand it’s
or your clients don’t understand it’s
or your clients don’t understand it’s far better when doing good work is
far better when doing good work is
far better when doing good work is sufficient in other words the less
sufficient in other words the less
sufficient in other words the less attached we are to the outcomes the
attached we are to the outcomes the
attached we are to the outcomes the better when fulfilling our only
better when fulfilling our only
better when fulfilling our only standards is what builds us with pride
standards is what builds us with pride
standards is what builds us with pride and self-respect when the effort not the
and self-respect when the effort not the
and self-respect when the effort not the results good or bad is enough with ego
results good or bad is enough with ego
results good or bad is enough with ego this is not nearly sufficient no we need
this is not nearly sufficient no we need
this is not nearly sufficient no we need to be recognized we need to be
to be recognized we need to be
to be recognized we need to be compensated especially problematic is
compensated especially problematic is
compensated especially problematic is the fact that often we get that we are
the fact that often we get that we are
the fact that often we get that we are praised we are paid and we start to
praised we are paid and we start to
praised we are paid and we start to assume the two things always go together
assume the two things always go together
assume the two things always go together the expectation hangover inevitably
the expectation hangover inevitably
the expectation hangover inevitably ensues well get ready for it it will
ensues well get ready for it it will
ensues well get ready for it it will happen maybe your parents will never be
happen maybe your parents will never be
happen maybe your parents will never be impressed maybe your girlfriend won’t
impressed maybe your girlfriend won’t
impressed maybe your girlfriend won’t care
care
care maybe the inventor won’t see the numbers
maybe the inventor won’t see the numbers
maybe the inventor won’t see the numbers maybe the audience won’t clap but we
maybe the audience won’t clap but we
maybe the audience won’t clap but we have to be able to push through we can’t
have to be able to push through we can’t
have to be able to push through we can’t let that be what motivates us you will
let that be what motivates us you will
let that be what motivates us you will be unappreciated you will be sabotage
be unappreciated you will be sabotage
be unappreciated you will be sabotage you will experience surprising failures
you will experience surprising failures
you will experience surprising failures your expectations will not be met
your expectations will not be met
your expectations will not be met you will lose you will fail how do you
you will lose you will fail how do you
you will lose you will fail how do you carry on then how do you take pride in
carry on then how do you take pride in
carry on then how do you take pride in yourself and your work John Wooden’s
yourself and your work John Wooden’s
yourself and your work John Wooden’s advice to his player says it change a
advice to his player says it change a
advice to his player says it change a definition of success success is peace
definition of success success is peace
definition of success success is peace of mind which is a direct result of
of mind which is a direct result of
of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you make
self-satisfaction in knowing you make
self-satisfaction in knowing you make the effort to do your best to become the
the effort to do your best to become the
the effort to do your best to become the best that you’re capable of becoming do
best that you’re capable of becoming do
best that you’re capable of becoming do your work do it well then let go that’s
your work do it well then let go that’s
your work do it well then let go that’s all there needs to be
all there needs to be
all there needs to be recognition and rewards those are just
recognition and rewards those are just
recognition and rewards those are just extra rejection that’s on them not us
extra rejection that’s on them not us
extra rejection that’s on them not us ego it seems is a precursor not just a
ego it seems is a precursor not just a
ego it seems is a precursor not just a miserable failure but to being miserable
miserable failure but to being miserable
miserable failure but to being miserable when we inevitably do fail we need you
when we inevitably do fail we need you
when we inevitably do fail we need you to be strong more we need you to be good
to be strong more we need you to be good
to be strong more we need you to be good and honorable and loyal whether the
and honorable and loyal whether the
and honorable and loyal whether the incentives aligned with it or not
incentives aligned with it or not
incentives aligned with it or not because it’s the right thing to do
because it’s the right thing to do
because it’s the right thing to do because doing it is enough the effort is
because doing it is enough the effort is
because doing it is enough the effort is enough
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