Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.

Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose.

It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way keep the growth mindset in your thoughts then when you bump up against obstacles you can turn to it, it will always be there for you showing you a path into the future.

Becoming is better than being

Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

Effort is one of those things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.