Overcoming Adversity

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Yousif Al-Saedi Mr. Lofgren Avid 9 20 January, 2016 “When you stop making excuses and you work hard and you go hard then you will be very successful.” those words of the award winning musician and motivational speaker Dj Khaled are how I face adversity when faced with it. According to self-development.com, making excuses only makes the problem worse. It is like trying to hide a hole in a garment with a big patch, making it look worse. Hard work is even more important than not making excuses. Working hard will always help you achieve your goal. As stated by selfgrowth.com, “it took Noah Webster 36 years to compile his Webster's Dictionary.” With that being said, I will talk about how working hard can help anyone overcome adversity, what it

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