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[h=3]It Is Not Always Possible To Be The Best, But It Is Always Possible To Improve Your Own Performance[/h]Oh, Sir Jackie Stewart, you sensible bastard. Of course acceptance of one's limitations, and setting on a course of improvement within those parameters, is the key to happiness. Don't be ridiculous!
[h=3]Cheap, Fast And Reliable. Pick Two.6[/h]I'm not sure who this was, but it may have been the great racecar setup artist Carroll Smith. Let's sound it out. You want cheap and fast? You got it. Fast and reliable? Got it. Cheap and reliable? No sweat. All three? Take a hike, Jiminy Cricket. It's like that thing about fooling all the people some and/or all of the time. The key to a successful race, or life, isn't refusing to compromise; the key is to acknowledge that compromise is a necessity and embrace and manage your compromises to increase the odds for a well-defined outcome.