For eventually one gets over reality’s affront to one’s innocence. One grows accustomed to the melancholy fact that we all sell ourselves at one time or another, that whoring is the dirty little secret of our success as human beings.
How do I shape my reality? I use wisdom and strategy to shift the possible to the probable... Then, effort and consistency will bridge the probable to the inevitable. Success is a behavior... I make sure my mindset and actions are working in alignment.
Life when one first arrives is a continual mortification as one's romantic illusions are successively shattered and the musical treasure-house of one's imagination crumbles before the hopelessness of the reality. Every day fresh experiences bring fresh disappointments.
“At first, we were recruiting about 20 per cent of the students we made an offer to. As the funds in the endowment increased, we're now getting over 50 per cent. That's a huge jump in our success rate.”
“Savvy eBay users know that research is a crucial component of being a successful buyer or seller, and in just the first 45 days, Researcher has become a must-have tool for the eBay community, with many thousands becoming regular users.”
“How far the white bass run up the Sabine is dependent on the river flow. It is not going to keep them from spawning. A lot of people may not know that they will spawn in the lake on wind-blown points. It is going to impact angler success.”
“It was awesome. It was really exciting and it made us all feel good. Summerville hadn't been doing very good in sports and (our success) gave a boost of confidence to the whole school. The whole school was excited about the volleyball program.”
“I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations.”
“The biggest success story in terms of drawing Hispanic fans and drivers has been our Saturday night drag races. We had tremendous turnouts last season and we anticipate them being even bigger this year.”
“There is a rush for business in southern Sudan now. The conference was a huge success and very soon, there would be a ' tsunami' ... the foreign investors who attended the meeting would start scrambling for opportunities in the oil, gas, power, infrastructure and agriculture sub-sectors.”