To quit is to be afraid of the present condition thinking the susbsequent events would be worse. A real winner must learn how not to quit, how to endure and also learn perseverance. At some point or other, we have all thought about giving up. No matter what the task it, we get to a point where we can no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make it to the finish line. Let me give you a quote about telling you the popular story of KFC. Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. - Newt Gingrich. So with the little piece am about to share, I hope you'd have reason(s) to hold on to that dream and never give up. I thought it will be a good idea to share inspirational stories with you all. When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old van, a $105 monthly pension check, and a recipe for chicken. Because he knew he couldn't live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van, and set out to make his fortune. His plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would in turn give him a residual for every piece of chicken they sold--5 cents per chicken. The first restaurateur turned him down, so did the second, So did the third. In fact, the first thousand of restaurants Colonel Sanders approached turned him down. But he continued to call on owners as he travelled across the USA and sometimes he slept in his car to save money. After two years of making daily sales he had signed up a total of five restaurants. Still the Colonel didn't give up on his dream, knowing that he had a great chicken recipe and that someday the idea would catch on. Of course, you know how the story ends. The idea DID catch on. By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaurants across the country selling his secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken (with 11 herbs and spices). This same KFC is where every babe cries to go to, the perseverance of someone who never gave up is what we all long to eat someday perhaps everyday. Though the sales made him a multi-millionaire, he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1990. But he was bought out of it by the then Kentucky governor. The lesson am trying to pass through this story is that never give up and its never too late to decide to never give up. Never give up on your dreams, perseverance, endurance and patience is the key to a success story..... Read more on www.gbotemireflection..co.uk