Motto

1. Be trapped in a balanced mind and worry before you act. Mencius' words

2 Winners often succeed by persisting for the last five minutes. ——Newton

3 There is only one step for greatness to become ridiculous, but if you take another step, ridiculousness will become great again. ——Perth

4 If I have any achievements, it is not the result of my talent, but the result of diligence and perseverance. ——Darwin

A short story

Rejected 1849 times

In the United States, there once was a young man who was very poor, but in him all the When the combined money was not enough to buy a decent suit, he still persisted in his dream: to be an actor, make movies, and become a star.

At that time, there were 500 film companies in Hollywood. According to the route he had drawn and the order of the lists, he visited them one by one with the tailor-made scripts he had written. But after the first pass, none of the 500 film companies were willing to hire him.

Faced with 100% rejection, this young man did not lose heart. After coming out of the last rejected film company, he went back and started from the first one, continuing his second round of visits and self-recommendations. . In the second round of visits, he still received 500 rejections.

The results of the third round of visits were still the same as those of the second round. The young man gritted his teeth and started his fourth action. After he visited the 349th film company, the boss of the 350th film company unexpectedly agreed to let him leave the script for a first look.

A few days later, the young man was notified and invited to discuss in detail. During this discussion, the company decided to invest in the filming of the film and asked the young man to be the leading actor. The movie is called "Rocky."

This young man’s name is Sylvester Stallone.

Persistence is the state before success

Sometimes the goal is far away, and there is always no end in sight. You may be persevering in a difficult situation but are exhausted. If you give up at this time, all your previous efforts will be in vain, and all your hard work will be in vain; but as long as you persist for a while and work harder, there may be a different world in front of you. suddenly see the light. When you lift the fog and see the sunshine again, you will feel that no matter how hard or tiring you are, it is worth it. Persistence is not patience, it is not standing still, it is moving forward in the countercurrent, it is moving up against the pressure, it is actively striving instead of waiting helplessly... You may be groping in the dark night, but the next thing will come Isn’t it just a bright morning?

There is a British writer named John Crissy. He wrote diligently when he was young, but he suffered heavy blows one after another. *** received 743 Rejection letter. He said: "Yes, I am undergoing the test of a large number of failures that people cannot believe. If I give up here, all the rejection letters will become meaningless. But once I succeed, the value of each rejection letter will be Values ??will be recalculated. "By the time of his death, John Crissy had published five hundred and sixty-four books, and countless setbacks turned into amazing successes because of his persistence.

Of course, perseverance is indispensable for achieving great things, but persistence is also required for small things. Long-distance running, practicing calligraphy, cleaning the room, and getting up early to read English all seem like small things, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t do them. But if you try to push yourself to do them every day, over time, you may get a healthy body, Beautiful handwriting, clean environment, and authentic spoken English. Persevere a little bit every day, and the rewards will make you overjoyed. Persistence is a state before success.

Martin Luther King said: "You can accept limited disappointment, but you must never give up unlimited hope." In order to turn hope into reality, my friend, have you persisted?