Strength of Purpose Defeats Avoidance
Dr. Stephen R. Covey, 1932–2012
The late Stephen Covey, educator, businessman, and motivational speaker, was the author of 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, named the most influential business book of the twentieth century. In his blog at www.stephencovey.com, Dr. Covey wrote:
As I think of the struggles many people go through, I am reminded of a powerful quote by Albert E. N. Gray: “The successful person has the habit of doing things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.”
If you are someone who has to make important changes in your life, you may want to ponder on this idea. What are the things you ...
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