Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Persistence”
Do you ever feel that no matter what you do it won’t be good enough? Do you ever feel like your get-up-and-go has got-up-and-gone? Do you ever wonder why you aren’t further ahead in some area of your life? Do you ever wonder what you’re going to do with the rest of your life? Or do you ever wonder why …
If you don’t have hope, you can’t cope. When the Iron Curtain fell, when the Cold War was over, the country of Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. The new country of the Czech Republic took root in the midst of turmoil. But their first president, Vaclav Havel, knew he had to be an inspiring force. He gave the people a four-letter …
“Life’s many bumpy roads are preferable to its one flat line.” Have you ever been in the presence of a hero? A real, genuine, through-and-through hero? I have … when I met Louis Zamperini a couple of years ago, an incredible survivor of the Japanese concentration camps of World War II. Indeed, you may have met him also if …
“Durability is more important than ability.”Buddy Ryan, football coach Before I gave my presentation at IBM, the Vice President of Sales got up and asked his 2000 salespeople, “Did the Wright Brothers quit?” “No,” they responded. “Did Charles Lindbergh quit?” “No,” they shouted back. Did Muhammad Ali quit?” “No,” they bellowed even louder. And then the Vice President asked, …
