Leaders are made, they are not born; and they are made just like anything else has ever been made in this country-by hard effort. And that's the price that we all have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. "And despite of what we say about being born equal, none of us really are born equal, but rather unequal. And yet the talented are no more responsible for their birthright than the underprivileged. And the measure of each should be what each does in a specific situation. When Things get hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a Big Shadow.Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it...You've gotta hit as hard as life. It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much can you take and keep moving forward? That's how winning is done.Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all-the-time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. If you know what you're worth, Go out and Get What Your Worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that.Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.Habit 1: Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Choice.Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal VisionHabit 3: Put First Things First: Principles of Integrity & ExecutionHabit 4: Think Win/Win: Principles of Mutual BenefitHabit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Principles of Mutual UnderstandingHabit 6: Synergize: Principles of Creative CooperationHabit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-RenewalCoach G