Perseverance

In life, there is very little that separates those who achieve their goals and those who do not.

Colonel Sanders, the creator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken company used to own a small restaurant.

When he was 65, he was told that he could no longer keep his restaurant as a road was going to be built straight through it!

Colonel Sanders did not know what to do as he was going to lose his restaurant at such an old age. He decided that the best way forward was to sell his recipe, which his customers loved.

Colonel Sanders went around America trying to sell his recipe. In the day, he would be visiting people trying to sell. In the night, he would sleep in his car. This went on for over a year when, finally, after countless sales pitches, he finally sold his recipe and KFC was born.

What led to the Colonel's success was simply his perseverance. He kept believing that the next attempt could be the one that leads to his desired result. Finally, he achieved it.

As Ross Perot once said: "Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown."

The greatest successes in life are not always the most able people. They are the people with the self-belief and persistence to continue on and on, until the opportunity that they need appears before them. They always believe that their next attempt could be the one that succeeds. Take some time to think about something you gave up on. Persevere to get it done. By doing so, you will find a deeper level of satisfaction.