Singaporean kitefoiler Max Maeder is competing in finals at the Paris Olympics. Here's what I have learnt from his reflections on success and perseverance. Max Maeder in kitefoiling final at Paris Olympics Like many Singaporeans, I am spending the eve of Singapore's National Day at home watching the Paris Olympics kitefoiling finals. 17-year old Max Maeder has qualified for the men's kitefoiling final at the Paris Olympics, and is close to winning Singapore's first medal at the Games. While I was awaiting the finals to start, I looked up some of the earlier interviews with Max Meader, and found that he has many insightful reflections on success and perseverance. Here, I share some of the quotes from the World Champion and Asian Games Gold medalist that I thought can help us to achieve our own financial goals and personal aspirations. The Power of Effort and Joy "What drives me (to succeed) is the ability to put in a lot of effort and work, and seeing people smile because of the results of it....