The Importance Of Hard Work

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Register to read the introduction… I achieved this by working hard and pushing myself to do better than those that I inspire to be and the people that surround me. Good grades in school and meaningful accomplishments are things that are earned from applying yourself to the task at hand, which is not as easy as it sounds."Leader's aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." (Vince Lombardi) This quote stands out to me because it says a lot in just a few words. Being lazy, unfocused, and not applying the effort that needs to be applied, will get you nowhere in life. Luck plays no role in that part of life! You can’t get through life depending on or waiting for luck to come along. The only way to make something of yourself is through hard work, persistence, and dedication.
As many people say, success is 99% hard work and 1% luck. In every success story people like to say
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The things we have in our lives was not put there by waving a magic wand, people worked hard to succeed at bringing comfort and happiness in to not just their lives but others as well. There is no substitute for hard work. As I stated earlier, I'm not saying that luck does not exist at all. Lucky plays a part in certain situations in life, such as winning the lottery or gambling. No matter how hard you try, you can‘t just win the lottery through personal talent or anything of that sort. You just have to be one of the lucky ones. Also finding money while walking down the road or through the mall. All of these examples apply to lucky but has nothing to do with hard work and being

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