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ABCs of Life 1- Determination

Determination People who win in life are people with determination. They are desperate enough to want to get what they want. Intelligence does not guarantee success, but determination does, most of the time. I remembered when I was in my high school years. I was determined to be the best. People have always said that I am a smart student, but deep down, I know it is not that I am smart. It was because I had a razor sharp focus coupled with determination. Everyday, after school, I will ride on my red scooter, then buy lunch from the nearby stall. It was normally packed rice with 2 kinds of vegetables. On days when I felt I needed to pamper myself, I would order stewed chicken feet. Then go home, take my shower, wash my clothes and start of with doing my homework. I will be there studying and doing my work, all day. This went on for the whole year. I was at the 6th place when I joined the school in Form 4, by the end of Form 5, I was the first in my class. Determination came just na