the result of hope‚ perseverance‚ and caring for loved-ones. Chris Gardner overcomes many obstacles‚
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What motivates people to work hard? This will be an analytical report outlining the views of experts‚ how their views correlate or differ and the relevance of their opinions on motivation techniques. As well this report will also determine whether people are motivated by similar factors or whether the context of the vocation leaves some factors more prevalent than others. This report will conclude having discussed the above question in depth using text materials outlined later on‚ in the attempt
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A popular adage states: ‘hard work pays.’ Well‚ I am not writing this to dispute the wisdom of this saying. All I am saying is: smart work pays better than hard work. This is why managers in a construction firm for example gets paid astronomically higher wages than the labourers. No one will dispute the fact that labourers do heavy‚ tiring physical work in the sun and the rain. Yet they get paid low wages‚ while the management get transported from their air-conditioned homes to their air-conditioned
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In life when it comes to hard times‚ perseverance is key. Without perseverance‚ people in a bad situation lose sight of what is their goals and what is good for them. If goals are set and are not given up on‚ the greater chance of success. The books Night by Elie Wiesel and Sold by Patricia McCormick both relate to the topic on multiple accounts throughout the reading. Throughout the novels Perseverance is the key to survival‚ and a little dedication (perseverance) never hurt anybody. There are
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One thing that sets me apart from the other candidates applying to the University of California is my hard work. I have always been smaller than other kids my age. At 15 years old I was 4’ 10’’ and looked like I was eleven years old. Although this was an advantage at the airport‚ when I would begin to take off my shoes and the TSA Officer would look at me and say‚ “Don’t worry twelve and under can keep their shoes on.” I was often discredited for my size. Especially because I played volleyball‚ a
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Hard Work but No Reward How many times has someone given all that was possible and worked as hard as possible to achieve something‚ but to no avail‚ there was no reward? At some point‚ it has happened to everyone. Nikola Tesla‚ astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life‚ and even Lennie and George in Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ have all come upon this unavoidable conflict. George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men are two “Average Joe’s” just trying to work up enough money to buy some land
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Perseverance Ever feel like giving up? Perseverance is to keep pushing forward. Not letting anything get in the way of reaching a goal. It is never giving up when obstacles get in the way. Determination‚ patience‚ and not giving up depicts perseverance. Determination is being determined to do anything‚ no matter how difficult it is. The motivation to not get discourage when there is a bump in the road. Glenn Cunningham and his life changing event as a child is a great example of being determined
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Perseverance Essay Do you want to succeed in life? You you feel like your life is going down hill? Well‚ get off your butt‚ and get to work!! You must persevere and never give up to get to where you want to be. Perseverance is one of those virtues that every kid is taught and I just rolls right of their back. But I really is important and essential for success. Perseverance is a recurring theme in “The Lost Boys” by Sara Corbett‚ “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes‚ and a Nonfiction Article: “Nick
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Being brought up in a house full of hard working American citizens where each person helped the world positively in a different way has helped implant positive ethics and values into my overall character. As a child all I could remember was how hard my family worked. My father would work overtime at General Motors‚ while my mother would put her love for creativity into people’s homes by wallpapering and painting. Growing up in this type of atmosphere allowed me several advantages. I could have
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Reaping Success from Failure Mary Queen R. Bagaoisan De La Salle University “Reaping Success from Failure” Thomas Edison said‚ “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Failure is an act of proving unsuccessful‚ and it is also the nonperformance of something due‚ required‚ or expected. (Online Etymology Dictionary.‚ n.d.). Nevertheless an individual can overcome the failures in his life by living the present‚ by focusing
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