Study the lives of highly successful people from any corner of life, across history, in any environment, and you will discover they share one trait: They keep moving forward. Sometimes slowly. Often with great difficulty. Frequently after painful mistakes, defeats, or failures. Success is less about talent and opportunities, and more about commitment and motivation. Joe Jordan
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Though we may think we know what it takes to be successful, we often do not. Successful people do not always have the same traits that we associate with it. It is more about how many times they got up after a fall, than how many times they made it to the top.

Source: Sharpen Your Life: 52 Strategic Moments To Create A Lifetime Of Success

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