given by fate‚ are more successful. He implicates that opportunity‚ hard work‚ birthdate‚ 10‚000 hours rule‚ and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these aspects‚ working hard would have to be the one factor that surpasses the rest in this scenario. Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes many characteristics on what being an outlier is. The most important is hard work‚ “... [for] if you work hard enough and assert yourself‚ and use your mind and imagination‚ you
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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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Is losing the secret ingredient for success? Does failure lead to success? How do we know when we reach success? Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. He was born into poverty; Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections‚ twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times‚ but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit‚ he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country. 1833
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Have you ever been jealous of someone who is more successful than you? Have you ever think about why could this happen? It is common that employees complain about their work situation‚ their picky boss‚ and their outstanding colleagues. In every area‚ there are several outstanding geniuses. They stay there‚ and it seems like they can never be surpassed. They are like myths. Have you ever considered why there has always been someone who seems like relax but better than you and stands there forever
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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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Does higher education lead to financial success? Some people think that people can get the financial success with a higher education. However‚ I believe that a higher education is not exactly accord with the financial success not only because pursuing a practical career is more crucial factor but also because all the people with higher education cannot get higher pay. To begin with‚ building a career is more important factor for the success than getting a high level education. I concede that
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Hard Work Pays Off Graduation day! As I stand in line waiting for my name to be called I look around the enormous gymnasium full of happy families taking pictures and all my fellow classmates smiling and clapping. While I look around I notice that I am shaking in my maroon gown‚ and I feel a trickle of sweat coming down my face. As I start to get closer to the stage my heart starts to race and I can’t stop myself from smiling. Finally I walk onto the tall‚ long stage and hear my whole name being
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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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DO HAPPY WORKERS WORK HARDER? The effect of job satisfaction on work performance Michael Argyle In: Ruut Veenhoven (ed)‚ (1989) How harmfull is happiness? Consequences of enjoying life or not‚ Universitaire Pers Rotterdam‚ The Netherlands‚ ISBN nr. 90 257 22809 Summary Opinions about the consequences of happiness on work differ. There is no research on the effects of life-satisfaction on productivity but there is a lot of research on the link between job satisfaction and work performance. This
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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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