âNothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful pe
POWERFUL PROJECT
TEENS AND ADULTS
JULY 2014
PERSISTENCE Persistence means “the determination to keep going even when faced with challenges or initial failure.” Call up one experience when you faced unparalleled challenge but you did not give up. Now that you are on the other side, was it worth it? What problem did you “solve?” What 1-3 lessons did you learn from the experience?
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race” ~ Calvin Coolidge ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
