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What Makes Us Who We Really Are
Here's a favorite quote from J.K. Rowling:

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"

The story has repeated itself so many times. A promising athlete, entertainer, or governmental leader looks like a cinch for greatness. They have all the talent and charisma to succeed.

Then they implode. They get within inches of what they worked for only to lose it all when bad choices that they make -- horrible choices -- destroy everything.

But wait! There's another side to the story, too.

After all, we've also seen an almost equal number of stories where someone whose position or resources should have resulted in disaster overcame impossible obstacles to do great things.

What's the common thread in these stories? Choices. In each of those stories, the choices the people made ultimately determined their outcome.

It was choices to risk everything for nothing that has destroyed the dreams of people who had everything going for them. And it was choices to persevere despite overwhelming odds that made dreams come true for those who should have had no hope.

It's not luck. It's choices.

Choices play a bigger role than talent. They play a bigger role than resources. They play a bigger role than whatever initial advantage or disadvantage someone might have.

The choices we make show what we really are. What kind of choices are you making today?
Jeff

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