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Some people fail in school, but end up being successful in life. Why do you think that is the case? What is the most important thing to succeed in life?

#people #school #life #case
In our
society
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 we are taught that the person who has the best scores in school
,
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 is the one that it’s going to succeed most in
life
.
However
,
that is
 not always the case. In my opinion,
this
 happens
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because
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real
life
 is more about how agile and active is somebody when doing their job.
Therefore
, the most important characteristic that someone could have to succeed it’s to be
hard
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a hard
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 worker.
The knowledge
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 it’s so important in any job because
this
 helps to do things in the right way.
Nevertheless
, if someone has a lot of information in their brain, but they don’t have a good attitude to work, they are not going to progress in their
life
. My own personal experience is a good proof of
this
. When I was in school, I had a friend called Maria who was the best student during my whole career. She had the best scores in my class. But, when we had to go to practice with animals, she was the worst. She couldn’t handle a cow; she was always having a bad attitude,
being
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 lazy, and she didn’t want to help others. Right now, she hasn’t been able to
last
 in any company. I think
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this
 is related to her personality.
Hard
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 worker doesn’t mean to be strong. Being a hard worker means
to have
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 the best predisposition to do a good job and finish it fast. People like that are always supporting others, transmitting good vibes, communicating well, learning from failure, and wanting to be better each time.
That is
 what people
needs
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 to be successful in
life
.
To conclude
, work hard play harder.
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