I often get asked about what really matters to success. I say execution, getting it done. But what matters to execution is the never say die attitude that gets things done. When I’m looking to follow Rocky up the final set of steps, I often dig into my bag of quotes on persistence:
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” – John Albert Michener
“My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.” Bjorn Borg
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never…” Winston Churchill
“Tie yourself to the mast my friend and the storm will end.” The Verve
“Within every adversity is the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” Napoleon Hill
“Show me a really great triumph that is not the reward of persistence.” Orison Marden Swett
“Victory belongs to the most persevering” Napoleon Boneparte
“The Law of Averages will favor the man who persists”. Robert Collier
“94% of all sales people quit after the fourth call. But 60% of all sales are made after the fourth call.” Jack Canfield