Learning to write code has a way of chipping away at a person's self esteem
derfy. The secret to success is one word: persistence. To become inspired
you should read some biographies of people that became successful. You will
learn many of the most successful people failed again and again and again
and again. The only thing that sets them apart from others was persistence.
What's worse, it helps to have supportive family and friends. There are many
many people who will say anything and do whatever they can get away with to
"help" you fail. All too often they are family and friends. I don't have
family or friends who believe in me and I've been cheated and ripped off
several times by peers and colleagues. These are the cards some of us have
been dealt.
I live in Milwaukee and the entire region is full of people like that. We
can't do much of anything about them but we can do something about ourselves
so here's something I taped up next to my gear...
I WILL NOT QUIT
When things go wrong as the sometimes will,
When the road you walk seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing down a bit,
REST YOU MUST BUT DON"T YOU QUIT.
Life is dynamic with twists and turns,
As all of us must often learn,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up when the pace seems slow,
YOU WILL SUCCEED WITH ONE MORE BLOW.
Success is failure inside out,
It masquerades as clouds of doubt,
You'll never know how close you are,
Its always near when it seems so far,
So keep your faith when hardest hit,
IT'S WHEN THINGS SEEM WORST WHEN LOSERS QUIT.
Finally, and most importantly for today Thanksgiving Day 2006 I try to be
thankful for what I do have while I have it.
<%= Clinton Gallagher
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
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