Effort & Attitude, poem by Jim Rohn,
" The Seasons of Life
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The only limitation placed on our abilities is the inability to easily recognize our
unlimited nature. It takes effort to become aware of our staggering and limitless
abilities, it takes effort to become enthusiastic over a cause or an occupation. It takes
effort to continue when our results as well as our friends tell us to give up trying. It
takes effort to feel right about everything that happens, the joy and the sorrow of life.
It takes effort to learn to love ourselves above all others, especially when we are so
conscious of our failures, doubts and tragedies. It does not however take effort to fail.
It is ironic that one of the few things in this life we have total control over is our
attitude and yet most of us live are entire life behaving as if we have no control
whatsoever. By our attitude we decide to read or not to read, by our attitude we decide to
try or to give up, by our attitude we blame ourselves for our failure or foolishly blame
others. Our attitude determines whether we love or hate, tell the truth or lie, act or
procrastinate, advance or recede, and by our own attitude, we and we alone actually decide
whether to succeed or fail.
Jim Rohn, " The Seasons of Life "
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