Perseverance to Inspire

The last two days I've had a blog post forming in my head. You know the feeling when things around you happen, or you read things, see things and it all links together, like a web.

To round out my post I did some research and came across a blog post by Growthink that basically said what I wanted to.

It includes seven (condensed) entrepreneurs' stories including Steve Jobs; Walt Disney; JK Rowling and more. The point made is perseverance. Not giving up. Anyone who achieved anything big had to be persistent and patient and never lose sight of the dream.

I will add to that list Abraham Lincoln, who lost eight elections and failed in two businesses before becoming President of the USA, at the age of 51.
Also Colonel Sanders, who was turned down one-thousand and nine times before his chicken was accepted once!

All this brings me to the book I'm reading at the moment:
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
An amazing story of perseverance and purpose. The story of a strong woman who did what she thought was right, regardless of what a corrupt government said.
One of her most recent quotes, from her fanpage, while she campaigns for another term:
"Remember the race is not to the swift, but those who endure to the end will be rewarded for their endurance."

On that note, I will continue to sit on my hands and wait for these new developments to unfold.