"Prefer the errors of enthusiasm over the complacency of wisdom." Branch Rickey, Hall of Fame Executive
Perhaps the single greatest downfall for any successful person, complacency. Websters definition is "self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies" which is of course accurate, but not nearly as descriptive as I thought it would be. Complacency in the real world, in baseball, in business, in life, in love...what is your definition? I see not only the self-satisfaction, but the blindness that followsin seeing the further action one must take to maintain their level of competency. It seems it is human nature, once you get to a point of success, you feel it is no longer necessary to strive to hold that level.
But the truly successful, they never stop. Their attitude is relentless and it keeps them on top, always.
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