"Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson says that it takes a lot of hard work and staying true to yourself to be successful, and I completely agree with him. There are a couple things that Emerson says in this piece that stood out to me, including "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist." I liked that sentence becasue I think it really shows Emerson's opinion of staying true to yourself. Most people do have to work very hard to be successful. Of course, there are a few exceptions, that include heirs and heiresses but that is not as common. I don't think that working hard to be successful is an easy thing, but I do believe that if you set your mind to something and don't give up and then you will most likely succeed. It's a long and difficult process but if you want it badly enough then you will do anything it takes to get there.