Trajectory

LESSON 2

PERSISTENCE AS A DIFFERENTIATOR

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

—CALVIN COOLIDGE

Imagine that you were absolutely certain that you knew what you wanted and you were told up front that you could achieve it. There was nothing that you wanted more, and you would even risk your life to achieve it. But there is a catch: You would need to wait more than fifty years before you could fulfill your goal. Would you wait? Or would you seek out a different goal? Think about this for a moment.

Now imagine that not only would you have to wait five decades in order to achieve your goal, but twenty-seven of those years would be spent in the confines of ...