Author: clfuu

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
― Thomas A. Edison

What achievement are you proud of?

There are times when stubborn determination is not such a great idea. Driving a train faster toward broken tracks is simply a recipe for disaster. Persistence is not staying on the track toward broken rails. Persistence is finding another way across the river.

When have you stayed the course by changing course?

“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it’s dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”
― Tupac Shakur

What example of persistence inspires you?

The classic philosophy question asks what happens when an immovable object meets an irresistible force? The evidence of rock and water suggests that the irresistible force will win, but not on any time scale that you can comprehend. Sheer determination may lose in the end, but it should hold you for a couple of million years.

What are you determined to stick out, even if you will lose in the end?

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
― Winston S. Churchill

What are you enthusiastic about in spite of obstacles or failure?