Why do some people triumph over adversity, and others buckle under the weight?
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I wish I knew. I think the people who triumph just never stop believing that it will all work out in the end in a good way. How a person can get this, I don't know. It is something that is in some people and it grows stronger as they age. I have always been an optimist. Maybe it is a certain personality, a strong one.
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Some set goals that are unattainable in a single effort and get discouraged when they fail. Defeat is a hard pill to swallow. Approaching things gradually can usually make your dreams come true.
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I think sometimes good people are good because bad stuff happens to them. I am one of those people. At times, I think I may be the unluckiest person in the world, however, I've learned some awesome lessons in every one of them. It doesn't get me down, I keep a positive attitude. Don't get me wrong though, it does suck.
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In the ideal world this would be great, Unfortunately when some one achieves something better than they themselves have it sparks envy, and thus strife. Competition should motivate us to better, with self improvement not others destruction. God Bless
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yes, sometimes the passion to win is all you need. Passion will keep you going and will help you get back up even if you lose.
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I think your question is talking about inner strength more than the physical, to me this type of strength can come from a person faith and beliefs or if not past experiences that they have learned from and used to not have it repeat again.
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My standards of success align with old-fashioned notions of wanting to do something well, working hard for that and then feeling the pride that comes with success.  Unfortunately, it seems that the younger faculty members at our school seem to think that they deserve the best and most prestigious positions simply by virtue of who they are and that they should be handed everything on a silver platter because of that.  As far as I'm concerned, there is no pride when you haven't achieved things through your own forces, sweat and tears!\nThis refers to other aspects of life as well.  Anybody who sets a goal, work towards that goal and achieves it, has become successful.  Now, if I could only get myself to apply that philosophy to my diet!
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I think that the people who take their lives to the fullest extent have strong ambitions, a zest for life, and are open to creative thoughts and desires in their own lives.  The desire to succeed is stronger then anything else when they are young and this sets the stage for every stage that their lives go through thereafter. Not all people are gifted.  Some people start with nothing and attain the highest degree of life possible and others have it all and can go on to attain the highest degree of life possible. Its like a "crap shoot"! Anyone with a strong desire to succeed in what they do and reach the highest of goals can have the same things.  God, Faith, hope, preserverence, stamina, love of people etc. are just a few of the parts that connect to the whole picture.
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Some people are insecure because they have had bad things happen to them
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Generally people can’t get satisfied with what they got...\nSo they feel what has gone was better than the present
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i think it's the brave who survive to see the sun..life is tough and maybe darwin theory holds for those we deem to be fortunate..there's a certain amount of strength you gotta have in order to endure.
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think of it this way...hasn't there been a person in your life whom, against all odds, managed to achieve greatness?\n\nor, think about lance armstrong...stricken with cancer, lost his cycling contracts, still he decided to perservere and achieve.  It was his will...that got him back on the bike...and, then he wins 5 tour de frances....\n\nthat is kind of the idea
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Choose to learn from this experience.  It's the obstacles in life that make us stronger.
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Cause life's unfair... some get a lot and some get nothing at all. Situations make people that way
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Sure there are.  What I can say about those who job float is that sometimes they don't really know what to do and they try and find something that they'd like to do for the rest of their life.  I hope you're not too quick to judge them because I think that is braver than being stuck doing something because they are too cowardly to get out of familiar surroundings.  Stability doesn't equal happiness and for those who continue their search for it, they are the brave ones.
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i do wonder that myself sometimes. my father is a horrible man who takes advantage of vulnerable people and yet has managed to sail through life without any problems. my boyfriend is a wonderful man who puts everyone first, works damn hard for a living, and would spend his last penny on a stranger and yet he has problems with his family, has been hospitalised and beaten up in the last few years and until recently was facing redundancy. I guess that the good people in life are only good coz the bad things that happen to them make them stronger people. It's shit but at the end of the day you've got to keep picking yourself up and throwing yourself into it, though this forum has shown me there are many good people out there who are willing to help others so it isn't all bad! Keep smiling!
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Of course, not everyone can be a winner. And most of the time even if you win you still lose.