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Chapter 107 Will and determination to win

Here's some sage advice from Albert Hubbard, which I couldn't help but excerpt for you.If ordinary us can apply the wisdom in our lives, then our lives will be happier and more splendid. When you go out, put your chin back, raise your head, and put your belly back, and drink in the sun; when you meet your friends, you have to smile back, and when you hug, give you sincerity.Don't worry about being misunderstood, and don't waste an ounce of energy on your opponent.You have to figure out what you like to do, and then, without being disturbed by the outside world, move towards your goal.

You have to devote yourself to the great and glorious cause you like, and in time, you will have the opportunity to realize your ideal unintentionally, just as the beautiful coral polyp gets what it needs in the rushing waves.You have to picture an outstanding, passionate and worthy self in your mind and let yourself always move towards that tall image-the human mind is unparalleled, and you have to maintain a correct mental state-full of courage, honesty and passion. You have to think right, it will mean creation soon.Everything will come from the desire in your heart, and devout people will be rewarded.You will eventually realize the ideal in your heart, so please close your chin again, raise your head, and believe that we are the creature in the chrysalis.Napoleon, Wellington, Grant, Falk—all of these great military leaders realized that the determination of an army to win and its confidence in its own abilities were the first factors in winning.

Marshall Falk said: "90,000 defeated soldiers can never resist 90,000 victorious soldiers. This is because the former have been burdened with a heavy psychological burden. They no longer believe in victory. In the confrontation of will, They just lose out in frustration." In other words, these failed soldiers were not hit physically, but mentally, and they lost their courage and self-confidence.An army like this is naturally hopeless, and the same is true for people like this. A former eminent chaplain in the U.S. Navy, Fritzl interviewed many aspiring chaplains during World War I.When people asked him what it took to be a successful Navy chaplain, he responded with four words beginning with "G": "Grace, Talent, Perseverance, and Courage."

These conditions are also necessary factors for the success of the speech, and you should use it as your motto.In the meantime, you should make this poem by Robert Swiss your battle hymn:
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