“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”
― Ben Carson: Gifted Hands
This is the best explanation I've ever read about success. Ben Carson is my favorite success story. He was a troubled kid who grew up poor and he always thought he was not as smart as the other students. His mother pushed him to always try very hard in school to get a good education. He grew up and became an extremely successful neurosurgeon who loves the Lord. God and his effort helped him figure out how to separate conjoined twins at the head--this man, who once thought he was too dumb to pass a spelling test! It's amazing that his fixed mindset turned into a growth mindset and now he ecourages all children to do the best that they can do in EVERYTHING they do! And now he's running for president of the United States! When I read this passage I think of all his accomplishments and think, if he can do all this in life, what's stopping me from achieving my own success?
What a great inspiration you've found...He seems like a smart and thoughtful man.
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