What is Success?

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it. – Sam Ewing

Mr. Ewing offers an interesting formula.

But could there be more?

Or something different?

Maybe: do your best, for the right people, in a way that matters to you and them and everyone will like it.

 

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