The ten percent

The ten percent

Life is, in its gloriousness, a petri dish for surmounting challenges. Or not.

For testing endurance. Or capitulating. For knowing, as the song says, when to hold them and when to fold them.

When the path ahead is troubled, risky and uncertain, there is something that needs our extra attention, extra skill, or extra level of listening.

Finding the extra. Just that little bit more.

Being smart about it. The ten percent that provides the maximum leverage for the effort.

Being honest about capacity, willingness and desire.

For with honesty and desire, ten per cent extra is easy.

Answer the question of what your ten percent extra is and apply your whole self to its implementation.

Published November 12th 2026. Photo taken November 12th 2015

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