Quotes About Persistence

those who strive to turn good into great find the process no more painful or exhausting than those who settle for just letting things wallow along in mind-numbing mediocrity. Yes, turning good into great takes energy, but the building of momentum adds more energy back into the pool than it takes out. Conversely, perpetuating mediocrity is an inherently depressing process and drains much more energy out of the pool than it puts back in.

It's not only the audacity of the goal but also the level of commitment to the goal that counts.

And while you must create robust new extensions to your flywheel (and given enough time, you might even create entirely new flywheels) be sure to keep building momentum with your winning strategies. Never forget, the Next Big Thing is very likely the Big Thing you already have. Make the most of your victories. Keep turning the flywheel.

The best BHAGs make you think big. They force you to engage in both long-term building and short-term intensity. The only way to achieve a BHAG is with a relentless sense of urgency, day after day, week after week, month after month, for years. What do you need to do today, with monomaniacal focus, and tomorrow and the next day and the day after that to defy the probabilities and ultimately achieve your BHAG?

to create great results requires a nearly fanatical dedication to the idea of consistency within the Hedgehog Concept.

For BHAG-driven people, the extended discomfort, the enduring quest, can itself be a form of bliss. When you commit to a BHAG, it lives with you.

Smith never wavered. Twenty-five years later, Kimberly-Clark owned Scott Paper outright and beat Procter & Gamble in six of eight product categories.12 In retirement, Smith reflected on his exceptional performance, saying simply, "I never stopped trying to become qualified for the job."13

transformations never happened in one fell swoop. There was no single defining action, no grand program, no one killer innovation, no solitary lucky break, no miracle moment. Rather, the process resembled relentlessly pushing a giant heavy flywheel in one direction, turn upon turn, building momentum until a point of breakthrough, and beyond.

You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of

Paradox: "We're not going to hit breakthrough by Christmas, but if we keep pushing in the right direction, we will eventually hit breakthrough.

All comes to him who waits—and works.

I've set myself against the sea all my life and I've always won. I always will.

if you succeed or fail, what does it matter? The try will live forever!

No more calamities... I don't want you to stop trying to save the world, Cotton. But I don't want you to expect to save it, either.

If there is no wind, you must learn to row.   —Polish Proverb

The roots of learning are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.   —Polish Proverb

Success was never accidental, he would say; it was always the result of a vision and hard work. Dad

At the house of bricks, the wolf again banged on the door and shouted, Little pigs, little pigs, let me in! This time in response, the pigs sang songs of solidarity and wrote letters of protest to the United Nations.

I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.

Stay. Fight. Live. Take it. Cry. Cry. Cry.

He pulled out turned west and started driving towards the glow it was thousands of miles away, he started driving towards the glow.

I look at Hank and he nods and I nod and for a brief second I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.

We ask for progress, not perfection. Just do your best.

he sits and waits and hopes that at some