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The following quote is from Marie Curie, a Polish and naturalized-French physicist who conducted pioneering research on radio activity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person and only woman to win twice. She was also the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences; physics and chemistry.

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."

When you 're faced with obstacles, keep the faith that you can get through them and keep working through them because your best life is on the other side of the obstacles you overcome.
Posted by [email protected]  On May 26, 2019 at 5:28 PM
  
Winston Churchill once said, "Never give up, never, never give up."

Many times people stop pursuing a goal or a life's dream right before they would have succeeded. Before you start pursuing your goals or your dreams, make the decision that you will keep chipping away at your goals and dreams until they are a reality. 

There will be times that stopping and reevaluating your situation may be necessary. You may have have to find another route or another approach, but your ability to "stick it out" is what it will take to overcome the challenges and setbacks you will face. The more consistent and persistent you are in achieving your goals and dreams, the more confidence and determination you will become.

Dan Jansen was an Olympic speed skater who for two consecutive Winter Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) was the favorite to win Gold in both the 500m and 1000m races. He held world records in those events, but came away empty-handed both times. Determined to capture Gold, a lifelong dream of his, he continued to train and came back in 1994 for the Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer (Norway). He was favored to win the 500m race as he set another world record just the year before, but he finished 8th. It came down to one final attempt in the 1000m race where he beat the odds to capture his one and only Gold medal and set another world record. 

Had Jansen stopped after the 1992 Olympics, he would have never realized his dreams. He chose to continue his journey until his dream was a reality. He chose to stick it out. 
Posted by [email protected]  On May 18, 2019 at 3:27 PM
  

Jack Canfield is the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. He’s also known as one of the best motivational speakers, professional coach, and an inspiring author who published The Success Principles.

 

Jack and his co-author Mark Victor Hansen pitched the original Chicken Soup for the Soul to over 130 different publishers. But none of them were interested and said no one “wants to read 100 inspirational stories.”

 

After over 100 attempts to get published, their agent dropped them as well, but they were determined to get the book published. They never gave up and continued to persevere until their book was finally picked up by a small publisher in Florida.

 

Now there are over 250 Chicken Soup for the Soul Books and over 500 MILLION copies sold worldwide. If they had given up these inspirational stories wouldn’t have been read across the world and they would not have been the success story they are today.

 

Just imagine if Canfield quit after the 129th publisher said “no.”? Where would his life be now?

 

Sometimes it just takes one more time.


Posted by [email protected]  On May 12, 2019 at 5:52 PM
  

The following story is about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the challenges he faced en route to the presidency is a prime example of perseverance.


The year was 1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who would go on to become the 32nd president of the United States was diagnosed with polio.  A disease that would leave him paralyzed from the waist down as well as cause other health problems.


FDR, a democrat, had served as a member of the New York Senate and Assistant Secretary of the Navy up to that point. He was not about to let polio keep him from continuing his career in politics. He had more that he wanted to achieve. While he worked on rehabilitating despite the lack of a cure for polio, he established a rehabilitation center in in Warm Springs, Georgia in 1925.


He never gave up the hope that he could walk again, and he tried to walk and never gave up all of his life. He never let polio stand in the way of his dream to be President, so he persevered through his disease to eventually become the 32nd President of the United States.


Prior to becoming President, at the urging of a political colleague and despite his physical limitations, FDR ran for governor of New York and would win the office by a mere one percent margin in 1928. As New York was the most populous state at the time, serving as governor would set him up for the next presidential election. FDR would serve two terms as governor before running for President in 1932.


When FDR was President during the Great Depression he did not let polio stop him from opening up banks, getting more jobs for people, making the New Deal, and other things that lessened the effects of the Great Depression. As World War II started, he was still battling polio and other illnesses, but that didn’t stop him either. His cause and purpose as a leader kept him going. His response to Japan’s attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 reignited America’s resolve and courage and America quickly realized it could win in this war.


FDR was absolutely the epitome for perseverance. He had the grit to fight through polio, the Great Depression, and World War II to lead America back to its feet. During his fourth term as president, polio finally got the best of FDR as he passed away April 12, 1945 at the end of World War II. FDR had accomplished his mission.


You see perseverance is all about your mindset. It’s about having an unwavering faith, a determination, and a strong belief in yourself that no matter what obstacles you come up against, you can get through it.


In life, you will encounter many challenges and possibly defeats one way or another. Like FDR, you can persevere through those challenges and defeats to achieve your life’s mission if you just have the fortitude to keep fighting for it. And never, ever give up.


Posted by [email protected]  On May 05, 2019 at 9:18 AM
  
 
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