12. The Law of Applied Effort

All worthwhile achievements are amenable to hard work.

Nothing will bring you to the attention of your superiors faster than your developing a reputation for being a hard worker. People who are in a position to help you advance in your career will always be impressed by your willingness to work harder and longer than anyone else.

In Dr. Thomas Stanley’s study of affluent Americans, The Millionaire Next Door, he reports that almost every one of the self-made millionaires he interviewed told him that their success was due more to hard work than to any other factor. In America, you work forty hours per week for survival. If all you work is forty hours, all you earn is enough to survive. You tread water and you basically ...

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