Hardwork leads to failure which leads you to success. Hardwork is the test ground of your effort and failure is the test ground of your motivation. Unless you pass both the steps, you cannot reach success.
Striving towards perfection is a journey, not a goal.
Acknowledge the effort you put in, instead of the goal you achieve. Goal is simply a limit you set, but it is during the journey you grow the most.
Sustained effort is the true metric of one’s strength.
Formula
Hard work is the sum of consistent efforts.
Effort
Imagine you're in a boat with some people. All of a sudden you notice a hole in the center of the boat from where water is leaking in to the boat slowly. You warn the others. They all ignore your warnings, saying that it's nothing to worry about. So what do you do? You remain …
Model
Don't judge your work based on what others think. Judge your work on the basis of what you think. The others did not invest their time and effort, but you did. If you feel what you have done is meaningful, you have definitely scored a point.
Evaluation
Don't judge yourself on the basis of consequences of your action.Because that is something you can't control. Judge yourself on the basis of effort you put in.Because that is something you can control.
Persevere
When life lets you down, you don't give up, you try harder.
Skill
Don't judge people by what they can't do but what they can do. You cannot always find a 'know-it-all' but you can always build one. There is a difference between having an ability and having a potential. Ability is like a dish.It's already prepared.You can improve it by adding more things to it,but the foundation …
Practice
Once in awhile you need to push your limits.Otherwise you'll lose your edge without realizing it.