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A Little Life Motto to Help You Achieve Your Biggest Goals
Don’t get success backward.
It all started in my senior year of college.
I was fed up.
Fed up with — well — everything.
I was struggling with lining up a job after college graduation. (This was during the Global Financial Crisis.) I was struggling with problems back at home. I was struggling with my social life. And a lot more.
Then, I had a heart-to-heart moment with myself.
(It sounds bizarre, but these kinds of moments can be really helpful.)
I asked myself, “Did I do everything I could possibly do to get the things that I wanted to get?”
The answer?
No.
I gave some effort, sure… but I left a lot on the table.
Well, then, how could I complain about my lack of results when I wasn’t even being earnest with my efforts?
How could I have a right to complain when I didn’t even use all the abilities, gifts, and strength that I had to reach the level I wanted?
I couldn’t.
And that’s when I created a motto that I still use to guide me to this day:
