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SPECIAL PERSISTENCE EDITION

July 9, 2007                                                  ISSN 1934-3248

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence.  One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.  

Marabel Morgan

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What is your fear?  Fear of the unknown can get to you.  My husband’s elderly mother is faced with the prospect of dialysis, which at this point is the only thing that will keep her alive for more than a few months.  But she’s terrified of the shunt procedure.  Turns out she has never been in a hospital in her life, except to have her children.  For most of us, the prospect of a fairly routine hospital procedure is far less terrifying than death.  But not for her.  My point is, what fear is keeping you from doing what you know you want to do?  Are you going to settle for a life of less because you’re afraid to go for more?  Are you ready to start living the life you want?  The only way to get it is by persistent optimism, and, of course, hard work. 

Yes, You Can!  From a recent issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, here is a great motivational message, which I’ve condensed:  It’s about positive mental attitude, which I believe is the most important factor in your ability to succeed in starting your practice.  Here’s what the author said:

1.      Believe in yourself no matter what.  Self-confidence and a strong self-image not only help you get through those tough discussions, like with a bank, but they encourage others and show them you’re serious.  Imagine the difference in going to a bank with a self-confident attitude vs. a negative one. 

2.      Practice positive thinking every day.  I just read a story in which one of the characters looked in a mirror and saw a note tacked to it which said “Look here for the problem.”  She looked all over in the room behind her before she figured out what the note meant.  Tape this phrase to your bathroom mirror:  “Look here for the solution.”  Then think about it every day.

3.      Program the voice in your head.  When doubts creep in, and they will, think about them briefly, ask if they have any merit.  If not, push them firmly aside and go back to positive thinking.  This does take practice, believe me, but it’s do-able.

4.      Execute with flexible efficiency.  In other words, get busy, keep going, set up your plan and work on it, being flexible where necessary. 

More thoughts about persistence:  Too many of us wait to do the perfect thing with the result we do nothing. The way to get ahead is to start now. While many of us are waiting until conditions are “just right” before we go ahead, others are stumbling along, fortunately ignorant of the dangers that beset them. By the time we are, in our superior wisdom, decided to make a start, we discover that those who have gone fearlessly on before, have, in their blundering way, traveled a considerable distance. If you start now, you will know a lot next year that you don’t know now, and that you will not know next year, if you wait.                                               - The William Feather Magazine

If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, “Here comes number seventy-one!”   - Richard M. DeVos (co-founder of Amway)

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 is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press On” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.   - Calvin Coolidge

Energy and persistence conquer all things.                                        - Benjamin Franklin

I hope these words have helped you move forward with your dreams for your practice.  If you need more encouragement, call me.  I’d love to talk with you and work with you to make your practice startup dreams come true.

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