Every day, strive a little harder: Advice from a Harvard scholar on character, mindset, knowledge, and how to be a person

Author: Zhao Zheyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "Effort is the beginning of success," is a simple yet widely accepted life action principle. No matter who you are, if you desire to add the word "success" to your life ledger early on, you should exert yourself fully—think carefully about action plans and work diligently to solidify your goals in your heart. This is just as the famous American action master Dale Carnegie said: "There is no success without effort. Either it is a windfall or a serendipity. But neither is your true success map. To believe in your own effort is to believe that your will be rewarded. Therefore, every additional effort brings you one step closer to the fortress of success."