As in any business, the one attribute that separates the boys from the men, the sheep from the goats and the winners from the losers is persistence. Resilience is a better word. Those coulda, woulda, shoulda Excusiologists simply lack the understanding that there is no success without failure. They blame others, their tools and the economy, instead of taking responsibility for their choices. Some people wilt at the suggestion of difficulties. Others are like eagles they soar higher AGAINST

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