In a message dated 12/29/08 9:22:19 PM, [email protected] writes:
> I doubt that there will be a definitive recipe for the > components of achievement much beyond submissions we've read already on the > list. > I'll submit two candidates. They are both gifts that, it seems to me, one is either born with or not, and there's no "acquiring" them. (Though one may not be aware of having them until the need/opportunity to exploit them arises.) The first is mental stamina -- the ability to hang in there alertly on a "project" far long longer than most. The second has already been touched on, perhaps: The capacity to be "interested". I'd call it "curiosity", but it's more than that. And it does not automatically come with smarts, talent, or stamina. It's its own gift. ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
