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Endurance wins the day -By Harvey Mackay I stumbled across a quote recently by psychologist Angela Duckworth that really caught my eye. She said “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” I’ve written a number of columns about the importance of enthusiasm, and I don’t believe it is common or easy. Getting enthusiastic about something and staying enthusiastic are not always the same. Endurance, on the other hand, requires enthusiasm first and staying power after. It’s often extremely difficult to soldier on when an idea or project is faced with obstacles and resistance. But if it’s worth doing, endurance is the key. That’s why I strongly believe in the motto “Those who endure, conquer.” Zig Ziglar, a master motivator and one of the most enthusiastic people I have known, told the story of a woman in his organization that was the top salesperson – out of 1,200 people! When she broke all the sales records, Zig asked her how she did it. She replied, “God didn’t make me with an off-switch.” Dale Carnegie, one of the most successful inspirational writers of all time, said: “Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” The world is full of examples of people who endured. Michelangelo endured seven years lying on his back on a scaffold to paint the Sistine Chapel. NASA experienced 20 failures in its first 28 attempts to send rockets into space. Sarah Jessica Parker was born in a poor coal-mining town in Ohio, the fourth of eight children. Her stepfather was often out of work so he danced and sang to help support the
family. At age 11, she was cast in a Broadway play with her brother. Many years later she landed one of the lead characters in the TV blockbuster “Sex and the City.” She’s still thriving today. Another star of a TV smash hit is Jerry Seinfeld who was booed off a comedy-clubstage after only three minutes. That rejection didn’t deter him, as he kept perfecting his stand-up act at clubs all over New York until he landed a role in the 1980s sitcom “Benson” and then his own self-titled sit-com and rocked him to fame. Rapper Jay-Z couldn’t get a record deal and sold his first CD out of his car. He ended up founding his own record label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and is regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history. Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame knows the power of endurance firsthand. He contacted more than 200 investors looking for his first original loan in acquiring the firm. After a year of rejections, he was able to secure the $400,000 needed from a doctor and two other individual investors. Today, Starbucks is one of the most recognizable brands with more than 32,000 stores in 83 countries and nearly 350,000 employees. Surfer Bethany Hamilton was only 13 years old when a shark bit off her left arm. Less than a month later she was back on a surfboard and is one of the top women surfers in the world, winning several competitions. Motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen pitched the original “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book to more than 130 publishers before they found a small publisher in Florida who said yes. Their endurance was rewarded, as nearly 300 “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books have now been published and more than 500 million copies sold worldwide. Religious leader Gautama Buddha advised, “Don’t pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.” Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau said, “Endurance and to be able to endure is the first
lesson a child should learn because it’s the one they will most need to know.” Heard enough? In all walks of life, endurance is often the difference between success and regret. Stick-to-itiveness is never a sticking point for determined people. I love the story of the high school basketball coach who was attempting to motivate his players to endure through a difficult season. Halfway through the season he stood before his team and said, “Did Michael Jordan ever quit?” The team responded, “No!” He yelled, “What about Tom Brady. Did he ever give up?” “No!” the team responded. “Did Wayne Gretzky ever quit?” Again, the team yelled “No!” “Did Elmer McAllister ever quit?” There was a long silence. Finally, one player was bold enough to ask, “Who’s Elmer McAllister? We’ve never heard of him.” The coach snapped back, “Of course you never heard of him. He quit!” Mackay’s Moral: Getting the job started is simple compared to getting the job done. Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 • Kids Halloween Costume Party from 1-4 p.m. at the Melrose Legion. See ad on page 5. • Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra Remembrances Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 • Bryden Harren Benefit Breakfast from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, St. Francis. See ad on page 7. • Halloween Alternative Event: Light The Night from 5-7 p.m. at Word of Life Free Lutheran Church, Upsala. • Trunk or Treat from 5-7 p.m. at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church. See ad on page 5. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 • Our Savior’s Women’s Group Craft Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany. See ad on page 7. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • Melrose Legion Post & Auxiliary Meeting at 7 p.m. NOV. 11-14 • Melrose High School Fall Musical 'Shrek'. Nov. 11-13: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14: 2 p.m. at the Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall. BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holdingford City Hall. FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre. FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. with cards/Bingo/coffee/dessert. GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at
8 p.m. MELROSE VFW #7050 POST/AUX. • Meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Melrose American Legion Clubrooms. STEARNS CO. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY • Meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany. SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in starts at 8; meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle. ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building. SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall. TODD COUNTY REPUBLICANS • Meets second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Clarissa. UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
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Temperatures Date
High
10/20 48 10/21 45 10/22 45 10/23 46 10/24 45 10/25 50 10/26 52
Low
39 32 28 27 32 32 36
Friday
Mostly sunny. High: 55 Low: 34
Weekend Weather Saturday
Mostly sunny. High: 58 Low: 33
Sunday
Mostly sunny. High: 45 Low: 28
