A lot of the relative newcomers to this site have no doubt seen me close comments with the lines " Keep your FOCUS!! Never lose your DETERMINATION!! " It occurs to me that a lot of you do not know where that came from. So, I thought I would clear it up!
It is my feeling that with focus and determination you can do anything!! To illistrate this point, way back on my 64th day ( March 5th ) I wrote a blog featuring Gertrude Ederely and Sir Edmund Hillery.
Gertrude in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Few remember that it was her second attempt. On her first attempt in 1925 she set out in pea soup like fog. She eventually gave up. She was with-in a quater mile of the shore. She said she could have made it if she had known how close she was!! The folliowng year she returned on a clear day and became the first woman and only the sixth person to swim the English Channel. She did it more than 2 hours faster than the five men who preceded her. Her reason for success, she was able to FOCUS on her goal!!
Many know that Sir Edmund Hillery was the first man to climb Mt Everrest. Not everyone knows it took more than one try. Edmund Hillery gave a speech at the base of the mountain soon after his failure. During this speech, he shook his fist at the mountain and proclaimed, " I will get you next time. You are as big as you will ever be. I am not done growing yet! " This is the DETERMINATION that led to his success.
From these two stories I take the advice that I offer her on a regular basis!! Keep your FOCUS!! Never lose your DETERMINATION!!
In case you did not do the math, I am on day 146!! Try to keep up!! Protect your quit with your life because that is what you stand to lose.
