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Extraordinary perseverance…

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“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”

Thomas Fowell Buxton

I love the “ordinary talent” part of this quote. Ordinary talent combined with extreme drive, grit and determination; that is what gets it done. I have known people with extraordinary talent that didn’t have the drive and the perseverance and it is heartbreaking to see that kind of talent go to waste.

You can’t teach perseverance. It comes through struggles, failures, getting the crap knocked out of you, and getting back up again. It is an attitude by which you live your life, not content with simply sitting back and being content with what you have.

I’ll take ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance every day of the week…

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