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Most people would complete it with the words ‘try, try again’.
But that is foolish. What makes you think that, when you do
what you did before, you will not get what you got before? A far
more resourceful approach, and the one to remember, is:
‘If at rst you don’t succeed, try something else.’
And if that doesn’t succeed, try something else again. . . In
response to someone who says ‘I tried everything,’ my response
would be: ‘Really, everything?’ As soon as you believe you cannot
make a change, you are back to helplessness.
If what you are doing is working, acknowledge your success,
pat yourself on the back, and ...