Ability or Attitude?

    In my opinion, a small amount of success comes from ability while a lot of success comes from attitude. The reason is that if a person does not put any effort into what he or she is doing, there is no point in using any sort of ability. It mainly relies on the attitude of the person. Even though a person does not have the ability to do something, as long as their heart is in the right place, they will be successful because they are willing to learn how it does even without the experience and knowledge. Below are some of my personal experiences proving my opinion.
     In my entire life, I had many abilities and yet I do not use them because I didn’t put any effort in it because I was lazy or I felt grumpy that day. One example was mathematics project that a teacher handed out to the entire class for them to individually do. Over that assignment, I thought that this assignment was going to be easy and that even though I procrastinated, I was going to pass. Therefore, I waited two weeks until it was the last three days to finish the project. It turns out that I needed a lot of materials and it took me an entire day to gather them. Soon enough, I had two days left. I had to use them wisely but I got off task. I became behind and I used the last day to rush it. I turned it in incomplete and received a “C” mark on it.
     I had much success due to the positive attitude of that class. One was in an eighth grade class called ODD. It was a class about landscaping and learning to use tools. It was a brilliant and fun class. It was an outdoor classroom class where I am involved with landscaping. I learned to do thing that I never done before like building compost boxes and other stuff. I learned to do them because I remained positive and didn’t feel lazy. I was glad of all that I have learned.

Note*: I had put this on my blog not because it was the last day. It is a Tuesday by the way. I placed this on my blog because I felt that people need to find the right attitude to achieve their goals. Many people continue to complain that they don't have the ability to do their task. If they are willing to put their best efforts, they may not be able to succeed at first but they will succeed next time. ^_^

“Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.” - Charles Dickinson