{"id":4636,"date":"2012-09-28T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T04:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2012-09-28T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T15:42:22","slug":"the-power-of-persistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2012\/09\/the-power-of-persistence.html","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Persistence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young Abe Lincoln<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  • He spent his childhood working on the family farm, with long days of back-breaking toil.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • His mother died when he was just ten years old, leaving his father to raise the children.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He went to work for a businessman who ran the business into the ground, leaving him unemployed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He ran for the Illinois state legislature and lost, finishing eighth in a field of thirteen.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He signed a note to buy into a general store with a friend, but within a year they were out of business.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He fell in love and became engaged to be married, only to have her die unexpectedly. <\/span>
    \nHe was heartbroken and severely depressed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He fell in love again and married. He had four sons, three of whom died before reaching adulthood.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He was finally successful in getting elected to the state legislature and made two attempts to become speaker. <\/span>
    \nHe was defeated both times.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He wanted to run for Congress but failed to achieve his party’s nomination.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He ultimately won a seat in Congress. But when he sought to run for the U.S. Senate, <\/span>
    \nhe couldn’t muster the votes and withdrew from the election.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • He ran for the Senate and failed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Finally, however, he ran for the highest office in the land and Abe Lincoln became the 16th, <\/span>
    \nand many consider our greatest, President of the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n


    \nPRESS ON<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common
    \nthan unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
    \nEducation will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
    \nPersistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    Calvin Coolidge<\/span><\/p>\n

    Follow your dream.<\/span><\/strong>
    \nTake consistent, positive action in whatever way you can.<\/span><\/strong>
    \nAnything is possible!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    smiles,<\/span>
    \n\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span>
    \nThe MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span>
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