Dedication

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you were willing to do anything to get it? Well, that right there takes dedication and perseverance, and I say this without any hidden meaning or subtlety. It’s really just a straightforward concept that you need those two things, sometimes interchangeable with each other, to succeed in whatever it is you’re doing. Most people don’t even get close to achieving their goals because of their lack of consistency, but sometimes, that can be a good thing. Let’s say two people apply for a job. One has little to no dedication to his/her job, and the other clearly works with a passion. The job would obviously go to the second person, and the first is left unemployed. Overall, it is better for the company and the second person, so there’s the good in that. On the other hand, the first is still without a job, but if he/she got that job, then the rest of their time in that company would be based on the precedent to be lazy at work. Now, if both of them were hired, person #2 would be reaching for promotions and raises while person #1 wants the same thing but can’t get to it (Whoo! Lengthy example, but I digress). This model is based on everyone having the same set of qualities and skills only differing by the amount of dedication they have, but that is obviously not the case in the world. Some people will succeed more than others, kinda like some infinities are bigger than other infinities if you get the gist of that. It’s just that people have different fortes, and that is completely fine. Looking for that forte might be difficult, but it really takes dedication to find what you want to dedicate your life to.

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