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Stand and wait You can conquer

For those who persevere, there is no hurdle
uncrossable, no obstacle invincible
Roopleen Prasad | 22 Jun 2012, Vol Issue
AccoladeskeeppouringinforYaniTseng.TheBritishB2BsportingmagazineSportsProMedia
recentlydeclaredherthemostmarketablefemaleathleteintheworld.

At22,Yanibecametheyoungestgolfer,maleorfemale,inmoderngolfhistory,towinfivemajor
championshipsbeatingTigerWoodsrecordoftwoyears.Asatributetoher11tournamentwins
worldwidein2011,LadiesProfessionalGolfAssociationdeclaredNovember11,2011(11/11/11)as
YaniTsengday.

AnditsnotsurprisingthenthattheworldstoprankedwomangolferandTaiwansGoldengirl,has
alsomadeittotheTimeMagazine'slistofthe100mostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.

However,successforYanididnthappenovernight.Bornin1989,YaniTsengwasonly6yearsold
whenshestartedplayinggolf.Evenatthattenderage,sheusedtoplaygolfforfourtofivehours
everydayafterschool.

Likeanyothersportsperson,shetooexperiencedupsanddownsoverthecourseofhercareerbut
remainedpersistentthroughoutandkepttellingherselfICANdoit.Hersisastoryofhardwork,
perseveranceandselfbelief.

Yaniisnotalone.Therearenumerousinspiringstoriesofmenandwomenwhoseastonishing
successwastheresultofrelentlesshardworkanddoggedperseverance.

IndiasowngoldenboyAbhinavBindra,whilechroniclinghisjourneytotheOlympicgoldhas
statedthatitwasnttalentbutsheerperseverancethathelpedhimrealizehisdream.

Thefivetimewomen'sWorldboxingchampionandIndiasbestbettowingoldattheLondon
Olympics,MaryKomalsoattributeshersuccesstosometalentandalotofhardworkand
perseverance.

However,intodaysfastpacedworld,perseveranceisbecomingararequality.Wedemandinstant
everythinginstantcoffee,instantmicrowavecooking,instantmessaging.

Butsuccessdoesnthappenthatway;itsimplydoesntcomewiththesnappingofthefingers.Toget
tothetoprequiresalotofhardwork,determinationandaboveallperseverance.

CalvinCoolidge,the30thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,knownforhispersuasivewordsand
respectedforhisintegrity,rightlysaidNothingintheworldcantaketheplaceofpersistence.
Talentwillnot;nothingismorecommonthanunsuccessfulmenwithtalent.Geniuswillnot;
unrewardedgeniusisalmostaproverb.Educationwillnot;theworldisfullofeducatedderelicts.
Persistenceanddeterminationaloneareomnipotent.Theslogan,'presson'hassolved,andalways
willsolve,theproblemsofthehumanrace."

Inthefaceofsetbacksandobstacles,itiseasytogetdejectedandfeeldefeated.Manyfalterandgive
up.Butsuccessfularethosewhoperseverethroughthehardtimesregardlessoftheroadblocks.
Successdependsupon,whatMillercalled,thestayingpowerandthewillingnesstopersistinthe
faceofseeminglyinsurmountablechallenges.

ItishardtofindabetterexampleofperseverancethanNelsonMandelawhoendured27yearsof
prisonforhisoppositiontoracialdiscrimination.Eveninprison,hekepthopealiveagainstallodds
andcontinuedhisfightagainstApartheid.

Afteryearsofstruggle,MandelaeventuallysucceededinbringingabouttheendoftheApartheid
systemandin1994,attheripeageof72becamethefirstdemocraticallyelectedStatePresidentof
SouthAfrica.

TodayMandelaisaglobaliconandhisnamehasbecomesynonymouswithdeterminationand
perseverance.H.JacksonBrownswordssoveryaptlysumuphisstrengthandpersonality"Inthe
confrontationbetweenthestreamandtherock,thestreamalwayswinsnotthroughstrengthbutby
perseverance."

Achievinganythingworthwhileisnevereasy.Ifyou'retryingtoachieve,MichaelJordanonce
remarked,therewillberoadblocks.I'vehadthem;everybodyhashadthem.Butobstaclesdon't
havetostopyou.Ifyourunintoawall,don'tturnaroundandgiveup.Figureouthowtoclimbit,go
throughit,orworkaroundit.

Thepowerofperseveranceistrulyamazing.Itcanhelpyoupullthroughtheroughpatches,keepyou
afloatwhenthegoinggetstoughandhelpyoutideovertemporarysetbacks.Thepremiseofthe
legendarystoryoftheKingofScotlandRoberttheBruceandthespiderthatperseverance
eventuallyleadstosuccessstillholdstruetoday.

Nothingisimpossibleinthisworld.Everygoalisachievable.Youjustneedtofocusonyour
objectives,bepersistentinyoureffortsandworkhardtomakeithappen.Therecanbenohurdle
uncrossable,noobstacleinvincibleandnostumblingblockinsurmountable.

AsAndrA.JacksonputsitDifficultthingstakealongtime,impossiblethingsalittlelonger.
TheAuthorisaMotivationalcounselor,Speaker,Ophthalmologist,andAuthorof'Principlesof
Successmadeeasy14easystepstoclimbtheladderofsuccess.