Paul Lindsay

Have Persistence Can you imagine how many people who have dreams and aspirations to do great things in life, they get started to fulfill those dreams, but something takes place to hinder those dreams and aspirations? Can you imagine how they begin to feel when things begin to go wrong and their plans are not being fulfilled? If you have been in the place where you had plans to accomplish something to make a great impact in your area of influence, you then take steps to start and then things start to go awry, what do you do at that point? You know the answer to that question! You keep moving forward! You do not stop! You have persistence to see it through! The 30 th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) made an incredible statement that is worth repeating, read it and let it inspire you, “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius

The Secret To Success? We have seen so many books over the years that is purported to have the secret to success. Admittedly I have read many of these books that gives the steps to accomplish, which leads to success. If you have read any of these books, you know they have a lot of helpful information. I read a statement from a gentleman who has had tremendous success in his life and he said something interesting, “There are no secrets to success: Don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.” The gentleman who made this statement was U.S. Army General (retired) Colin Powell. Mr. Powell stated some powerful thoughts for us to consider. He said, Success is the result of “perfection”. I am unable to find an explanation as to why he said that. I am imagining it points to how focused you are, in reaching your goal. Hard work is a given, if you wish to be successful,