Life is not an easy thing no matter who's keeping score. Earning your stripes takes a lot more than just wanting to do a good job. Some earn their stripes through hardships that you and I cannot even entertain in our worst nightmares, others are beset with handicaps, be they physical, mental or otherwise. Sometimes it gets down to a simple set of circumstances, sometimes just a strange twist of fate, but here's the kicker: It ultimately does not matter what your age, sex, political or spiritual beliefs are. It doesn't matter what your bottom line is, or what kind of car you drive. It doesn't matter where you were born, or to whom -not even under what circumstances. What matters is how you live. Personal integrity isn't putting on a show for whoever is looking on at the time, it's the way you make your decisions. It's the reasons you have for doing what you do and, ultimately, earning your stripes is the end result when you come through on the other side. Be who you are. Do what you do. Take your own life and personalize it. You make the rules. Now you've earned your stripes! Go get 'em, Tiger.
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