Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.

Ben Carson
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How do you know if you were successful? Possibly the most important question in life is, “Did I succeed?” There are many ways to answer this question. Some people decide to look at their lives as a whole, thinking that they might have succeeded if they’ve accomplished or made what they wanted. Other people decide that they were successful by looking at their last major accomplishment. However, success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them.

And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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