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A Life Worth Living

Guest post by: Pia Lord

Article Overview: This article will serve as an introduction to a series of articles that I am writing on a wonderful book entitled “The Slight edge “ by Jeff Olson. The Slight Edge can be characterized as the road to success. either you are above that edge and working on the arc of success or you are below it and working toward failure. Follow the series called The Easiest Journey to understand the slight edge, how to live above it and forge your path to success.

A Life Worth Living



Having the slight edge in life is vital. The slight edge is that road that you take that is filled with the right choices. it gives you that special something, having that cutting edge advantage, going that extra mile, adding that unique touch to whatever it is that you do. Whether you are the first to arrive , the tallest in the crowd, the most charming personality, the most mellifluous voice, the fastest legs, the most dynamic product or the highest return for the year’s stocks or bonds, you still have that edge. You hve it because you make the right choices, the wise choices on your road.

One day there was a woman who ran a shoe shine shop. She could and did her job well. But she had nothing out of the ordinary except that she could remember everyone’s name and face as they came by her shop. She read many books, yet not the ones that would increase her self in personal growth and development. She was an entrpreneur, yet her business remained what it was. Was she interested in taking it to the next level?

She had great qualities, yet were her choices the right ones. She knew what it took to make a business, her business work. And with that she was able to let her spirit shine through her heart, welcoming people from all walks of life, whenever she was working at her airport shop.

Seemingly ordinary, this women had a simple single quality that allowed and pushed her to success. Perhaps it is not the success that others dream about, but it was a stable success non the less, a sustainable life. Yet was she seeking more? And did she know how to get the information that she was seeking to propel her to greater heights?

In your life strive to find that slight edge, that “je ne sais quoi” that you have which will drive you beyond the ordinary to greater heights.Find those baby steps that you need to take each day on your road to success. Entrepreneurs have to do it themselves most of the time. So we must know exactly what it is that we must do in order to be productively moving towards our higher selves and greater achievements.

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