applications and interviews . The story is also told of how Thomas A . Edison , the famed prolific inventor only succeeded at inventing electric light after what is estimated to be a thousand failed attempts . Now , this is a classical instance of tenacity – sheer doggedness . The average person under similar circumstances would have called it quits . It is also interesting to note that , Thomas Edison is credited with hundreds of other inventions .
K . Rowling , the millionaire and award winning author of the Harry Potter series faced a long streak of disappointments in her bid to publish her first manuscript . As many as 12 publishing companies rejected her manuscript . A publisher eventually agreed to publish her work , howbeit reluctantly . Her published novel soon became a best-seller and this marked the beginning of her glory days as an internationally celebrated novelist .
The list is endless of the many who have chalked phenomenal feats in spite of a multiplicity of setbacks and failures . For such individuals , tenacity became their game plan and it never let them down . B . F . Skinner once said , “ A failure is not always a mistake . It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances . The real mistake is to stop trying ”.
Discouragements and despondency should not be given domicile . You might have failed in the past , but that should not deter you from pursuing your dreams and aspirations . When knocked down , get right back on your feet more determined to see your dreams come to fruition . Change strategies and tactics if need be . Keep your gaze on that goal nonetheless . Remain in hot pursuit of your dream job . Continue to submit job applications . Don ’ t get weary of attending job interviews . Don ’ t give up on that noble cause . Don ’ t quit your marriage just yet . Remain tenacious in the pursuit of your career and life goals .
In the words of Og Mandino , “ I will persist until I succeed . Always will I take another step ; If that is of no avail I will take another , and yet another . In truth , one step at a time is not too diffcult . I know that small attempts , repeated , will complete any undertaking .” And Mandino is so right on point . Tenacity is a buddy , not a foe . Latch onto it . And it will most certainly take you places beyond your wildest dreams .
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Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline , in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last ; but we do it for one that will last for ever . That is why I run straight for the finishing line ; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches . I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control , to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest ~ 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 GNT