{"id":8806,"date":"2009-06-07T12:36:57","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=8806"},"modified":"2009-06-07T12:45:55","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:45:55","slug":"name-of-my-new-band-best-efforts-are-for-cowards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8806\/name-of-my-new-band-best-efforts-are-for-cowards\/","title":{"rendered":"Name of My New Band: Best Efforts Are For Cowards"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wasn’t until I was past 30 when it came to me, much like the clich\u00e9 bolt of lightning. As is the human condition, I sometimes allowed circumstances to dictate my thoughts and actions, instead of rational thought dictating even more valuable thought, often followed by ever increasing productive action. Once I realized this, the lightning struck.<\/p>\n

It’s been put a myriad ways, but my favorite has always been the one aimed for the mind’s jugular. <\/p>\n

Simply put — those who endeavor to generate any result, immeasurably small or life changing, with the attitude based upon trying their best — are cowards, pure and simple. Sound harsh? Who among us doesn’t see examples of their lives in that truth? <\/p>\n

In my recent post about handling change and adversity I alluded to this axiom. In essence it says — There are those who try, and there are those that do. In my experience, there’s no middle ground I’ve ever witnessed. The so-called ‘journey to success’ hymn is nice balm for those who never really succeed, but succeeding is a fairly easy concept to recognize when we see it. Succeeding clearly involves a journey, but when there’s consistently no ‘Point B’ to the infinite journeys on which one embarks, success hasn’t been attained. The journey as balm is nothing if not a substitute for actually getting something done. <\/p>\n

“I’m gonna run a marathon.” Yeah, right. Can’t tell you how many times it took me ’till after the 20th mile to pass some 60-something year old guy who never once tried to run a marathon in his life. He just ran it. Come to think of it, one of my favorite running memories is coming in ‘3rd woman’ in my age group in a 20K race. \ud83d\ude42 Go figure. <\/p>\n

I’ll quote someone who stared right through me as he said: “Don’t make excuses Brown, make good.” Lest anyone miss the deadly heart-piercing arrow in that admonishment, I’ll translate. <\/p>\n

Triers make excuses while Doers succeed. Still don’t quite see it? Life doesn’t reward those who try. Real estate offices are almost completely populated with triers. Ouch!<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t until I was past 30 when it came to me, much like the clich\u00e9 bolt of lightning. As is the human condition, I sometimes allowed circumstances to dictate my thoughts and actions, instead of rational thought dictating even more valuable thought, often followed by ever increasing productive action. 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