One Of The Great Secrets To Success

One of the great secrets to success, a secret that often separates success from failure is:

Perseverance.

Think of it like this: If your child was deathly ill, you wouldn't give-up. You would apply every bit of love and energy you have, no matter the odds against your child, to return your child to good health.

This happens to entrepreneurs, to athletes, to actors, to politicians, to anyone whose dream is so fixed in their heart, they continue on under any circumstance.

When you find what moves your soul, in its pursuit that person will also be you.

Dick

Note: I called perseverance a secret, not because it isn't known but because so many people give-up so easily, not understanding the difference between a whim and something called for from the depths of their souls.

Thank you to my friend Kathleen Jacoby whose piece, "The Power of Perseverance" in Seasons of the Soul, 4/11/15 helped to inspire this piece.