“Trying is nothing–achieving is everything!”
(I took a lot of liberties in fine-tuning this post because the original poster speaks English as a second language, so he had several grammatical issues. However, I kept the core post. -Derrick Mills ) “I’ll try," “I am about to do something new,” “I do my best”, and “I work really hard” are statements that can all be summed up in the same category. They have in common that they leave the door open, like a path for refuge, in case you are not successful in pursuing your goals. To try something you only need some motivation, and such is not very “expensive”. To be successful on the other hand--you need much more. You need an inner strength that comes from your true self--from the core of your being that cannot be acquired very easily, or even be bought somewhere. Motivation is overestimated–perseverance is what counts In general, motivation as a decisive factor for success is exaggerated. In particular, in the realm of self-help, there is much talk about it--probably be