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Looking at this picture I honestly don’t think any of us can imagine true hardship of this magnitude.

We all complain from time to time but we are incredibly fortunate in comparison!

I believe a bit of hardship is actually good for you through, it gives you a hunger to better yourself and a need and drive for success.

Here are a few quotes to inspire you and give you food for thought……….

1.“The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2.“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” – Randy Pausch 3.“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” – Zig Ziglar

Spoiling our children!

We all do it from time to time its natural for a parent to strive to ensure their offspring are comfortable, happy and to give them a better start in life than they had themselves.

Are we doing the right thing though are we ensuring they have the right tools to succeed or just simply spoiling them literally?



In today’s modern society its all to easy to take our lifestyles for granted but some people do suffer a harder deal than others.

Educating our children that we have to work hard to provide money to achieve nice things and experience travel etc isn’t a bad thing rather than just handing them everything on a plate….

These are just a few examples of those coming from humble beginnings to achieve greatness, ‘ Harry Houdini, Charlie Chaplin, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Jay-z …….

Well let’s all be grateful for whatever we may have, remembering real wealth is always priceless

However if you do truly want success follow your dreams and expect pit falls because that’s what makes for success experiencing the lows before the highs…..

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

William Shakespeare

Mandy.x