Awell-knownproverbgoesthat“wherethereisawill,thereisaway”,whichmeansthatonecanfindawaytosuccessaslongasheorshehasastrongwill.Withastrongwill,onecanfocusallhisenergyononepoint,whichmakeshissuccesspossible.Withoutastrongwill,however,onecanbeeasilydistractedfromhisgoalordiscouragedbysetbacks,whichleadstohisultimatefailure.

　　Historyaboundswithexamplesofstrong-willedfigureswinningsuccess.Actually,thereisnobetterillustrationoftheproverbthanthedeedsofGouJian,kingofYueinancientChina.DefeatedbyFuChai,kingofWu,Goutriedeverymeanspossibletosteelhiswill.Eventually,withthehelpofFanLiandXiShi,hemanagedtorebuildhiscountryandhisarmiesandhadFuChaitastethebitternessoffailure.

　　Inshort,astrongwillisessentialifwewanttomakeachievementsinourstudiesorwork,orindeedinanyotheraspectofourlives.Oneshouldlosenochancetostrengthhiswillandremember,Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.