Persevere

Spencer Silver invented a low-tack adhesive while working at 3M

in 1968. The company rejected it for use in products. But the real man

with perseverance was a co-worker who found a use for the low-tack

adhesive. Art Fry, also a 3M employee, needed to keep music sheets

from falling off the music stand when he sang at his church on Sundays.

So he put some of Silver’s adhesive on the back of his song sheets. He

soon realized the usefulness of this special product and created the 3M

Post-It. At first, 3M rejected the idea as impractical, but they realized,

after trials, that it was perfect for all offices. The rest is history.

Authors are almost always rejected when presenting a new book to

a publisher. The book

rejected one hundred forty times. It finally was accepted and has sold

over eighty million copies.

Stephen King’s

Chicken Soup for the Soul, by Jack Canfield, wasCarrie was rejected thirty times.

twelve publishers.

It has been noted that Henry Ford failed and went broke five times

before succeeding beyond all expectations.

John Grisham’s first book was rejected by sixteen agents and

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set

about remedying them—every day begin the task anew."

—Saint Francis DeSales