The Secrets of Success and Fortune, chapter 2
The Secrets of Success and Fortune
by Biff Humble
Chapter 2: The connection between effort and achievement
How many times are those who have gained some level of achievement envied by those whom have not?
As a society our fixation with achievement is tantamount to worship. We watch television programs such as “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and “American Idol” to live vicariously through the achievement of others.
But, what is lost, is the connection between effort and achievement. You can have effort without achievement; but you seldom have achievement without effort. Sitting on your fat ass watching American Idol is not likely to land you a recording contract. And sitting in the bar talking with your friends about the great novel you are going to write does not put the book on the shelves of Barnes and Noble.
To achieve, you must first do.
After all, even a bowel movement requires some effort.
