In my last post, “All 5,” I introduced you to what I called “Story #1: The Recorder Consort,” a lesson in perseverance that I learned from my son, Ian. There is a second story that I would like to share along the same lines. Again, I ask for your patience as I tell the story […]
Tag: Perseverance
All 5
Lately, I have been learning a lot about perseverance from my nine-year-old son. On two recent, distinct occasions, in situations during which I would have thrown in the towel, Ian failed to give up and went on to achieve success. If you will bear with me, I would like to summarize for you the scenarios […]
Perseverance
I was at an event last week where my friend, Cindy, gave a short talk. She opened by asking, “How many times have you set a goal for yourself and the moment something didn’t go as smoothly as you had planned, you immediately experienced self-doubt and seriously questioned your ability and even the goal itself?” […]