Persistence presentation
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Persistence is the quality of continuing to do something despite difficulties or setbacks. While persistence can be a positive trait when focused and flexible, it can also have downsides if it becomes stubbornness, narrow-mindedness, or obsessiveness. The document provides examples of successful people and companies who demonstrated persistence through multiple failures or rejections, including Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Gandhi, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Apple, Xerox, and Ford, to illustrate that persisting through challenges can lead to great accomplishments and widespread success with the right focus and determination.
Persistence presentation
- 2. Persistence : the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people
- 3. Two Sides of Persistence
- 4. Two Sides of Persistence Determined Flexible Humble Open Minded Focused Inclusive Stubbornness Inflexibility Hubris Narrow Minded Obsessive Possessive
- 7. Had 17 battles with the British Won only 4, and had 3 draws
- 8. Mortalities increased by 50% Founded the American Red Cross
- 9. Almost died from fasting Overthrew greatest power on Earth
- 10. Did not sell 1st Franchise for 16 years Now one of most recognized faces
- 11. Spent 37 years in prison Overthrew apartheid
- 13. Coca-Cola only sold twenty five (25) bottles in its first year of business! They grossed $50.00 and spent $73.96 on merchandising. But they kept on going and never gave up, and nowadays the sell more than one billion bottles per day!
- 14. Apple Computer co- founder offered the computer design to Hewlett-Packard five times and was rejected by both HP and Atari (the giant at the time) for acquisition.
- 15. A lawyer, Chester Carlson, had an idea about using photoelectric materials to print objects without water, and persevered for over 28 years to get xerography developed and was rejected along the way by IBM and General Electric.
- 16. Henry Ford, yes, the Henry Ford had to claim bankruptcy 5 times before he got it right, but ended up creating a company that dominated the industry for 50 years!
- 17. The Grind
- 19. FOCUS
- 20. DESIRE
- 22. Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. The desire and ability to press on has and always will solve the problems of the human race and divide those who achieve from those who might have been.