This was a short passage from the book "Power of Systems: How to Create a Life that Works" that I highlighted in my Kindle.
"I become bogged down trying to find out what psychological qualities I need to add to achieve what I wish to achieve. But as the saying goes, spending all my time in the wishing well has me emerge with a wishbone instead of a backbone."
The metaphor of being in the wishing well is quite powerful for me. I am working at developing my backbone, rather than my wishbone!! 馃ぃ