[CQ-Contest] The Winning Edge

[Michael Tope]

Michael Coslo wrote:

>On Feb 19, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Steve Sacco wrote:
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>>Passion and perseverance may be more important to success than mere
>>talent. In a world of instant gratification, grit may yield the  
>>biggest
>>payoff of all.
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>Hear hear! I've dealt with many extremely talented people who are for  
>lack of a better word - worthless. Had a few work for me. Talent  
>without drive is no gift - more of a curse.
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>If more people would spend more time bettering themselves rather than  
>trying to pull others down, the general situation would improve.
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>The latter of course, is orders of magnitude easier.
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>-73 de Mike N3LI -
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Mike,

You statement reminds of a Leo Tolstoy quote that a friend of mine 
pointed me to recently:

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing 
himself."   L.T. </quotes/quotes/l/leotolstoy105644.html>

In any case, I am rooting for grit as I am pretty sure that I am not 
long on talent :-)

73, Mike W4EF..............................