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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 08:02 |
Posted February 11, 2009
On the subject of persistence, I am reminded of my cross-country bicycle ride many summers ago. Carolina to California. Thirty eight days and 3500 miles. I remember an old timer in the mountains of Virginia, several days into our ride, who told us “You can’t get there from here.” Never have had much patience for the naysayers. It took persistence to get up and ride a hundred miles or so every day into a relentless head wind, across vast plains, desert valleys, and mountain range after mountain range. I think I learned a little about persistence, and what one can do simply by trying and not giving up.
I know about not trying as well, and the consequences of that. In high school I wanted to go to Annapolis to be a Navy Officer and follow in the footsteps of my dad who served aboard ship in WWII, and again in the Korean conflict. I didn’t think I could get an appointment from my congressman. Why ever would he pick me? So I didn’t try - and guess what? I didn’t go to Annapolis. I took an alternate route, became a Naval Midshipman, found the Navy was not my calling and was honorably discharged. But therein lies a story for another day.
I am a big believer in the power of persistence. I may not be as smart as some, nor as clever as others, but what I lack in the brains department, I make up by hard work and persistence. As the wind and water wear down the rock over time, persistence overcomes all things.
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Bruce Lund, Founder
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