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You know how the world works-you've learned that for sure
And nothing's so new that it's shiny and pure.
You have your routines and for any new door
There's something quite like it you've been through before.
If time's taught you anything here's what you've learned:
In pushing your limits you're sure to get burned.
Life's lesson in hand now, you've carved out a niche.
You're prudent or boring. It's hard to say which.
Well, you can get by if you want to that way,
And most people do, stringing day after day.
But not Peak Performers. They're people who note
That life's to be lived, not just passed through by rote…
…
In battle these people will focus their will
On growing a bit as they fight for each hill.
Each challenge is new. Every chore yields a chance
To find a reward that's unseen at first glance.
…
You author your story. The future's at stake.
You're sure to construct it. Which path will you take?
The wind or the feather? The stick or the ball?
In living your life the game's winner take all!
The poem in the appendix, the poem that guides Gwendolyn at several points in the text, is a non-satirical piece of literature that is a useful aide in optimistic decision-making. Excerpts follow.
The Torch or the Timber:
Mixed Metaphors for Perusal by Prospective Peak Performers
— Scales dropping —