Dear Kevin Mahoney:

No, I do not see areas in my life limited by unwillingness to do hard work. I see areas in my life limited by my fear.

It is my experience and my understanding that for most people, the biggest limiting force by far is FEAR, not the unwillingness to do the hard work. And so I say: Opportunity is missed by most people because they are afraid.

If the gas pedal in a car is doing the work, and the brake pedal is fear, the very fearful person presses down the gas pedal (doing the hard work), but the car is not moving because his other foot is pressing on the brake pedal.

And so, you may see the car moving forward only an inch and you may think: the driver is not willing to do the work. But reality is, the driver is working harder than you imagine: moving a car while the brake pedal is pressed all the way down, is hard, hard work.

anita

Dear Kevin Mohoney:

You are welcome and thank you for your thread.

Congratulations for doing the hard school work (on top of the personal and professional responsibilities) and earning your Master’s Degree. You realized that you were “capable of doing more than (you) gave (your)self credit for”- and that is inspirational. It is probably true for me too, that I too am capable of doing more.

I hope other members will read and reply to your thread.

anita