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The Straight Scoop – Monroe Journal – Dec 12, 2024

The Straight Scoop – Monroe Journal – Dec 12, 2024

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2024 | Perserverance, Persistence

“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius Early June 1994 – Laurens, Iowa: Frances Straight held the letter as she approached her husband. “Alvin, I’ve got some bad news. Your brother, Henry, has had a serious stroke. June isn’t sure...
Persist Without Exception – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2024

Persist Without Exception – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2024

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2024 | Adversity, Never Quit, Persistence

My father was right when he said the lessons that I learned on the Heard Elementary School football field would result in success someday.”         Andy Andrews August 1971 – Dothan, Alabama: After several of his 6th grade buddies decided to try out for the Heard...
Operation Donkey – Monroe Journal – July 13, 2023

Operation Donkey – Monroe Journal – July 13, 2023

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2023 | Compassion, Persistence, Refusing to Quit

“When you start a thing, don’t quit until you finish it.”    Henry Ford Sunday, May 8, 2008 – Camp Taqaddum, Fallujah, Iraq: U.S. Marine Colonel John Folsom, the base commander of the Marine 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, was accustomed to waking up to the sound of...
The Man Under the Armour – Monroe Journal – April 27, 2023

The Man Under the Armour – Monroe Journal – April 27, 2023

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 1, 2023 | Long Shots, Overcoming Adversity, Persistence

“There’s an entrepreneur right now who is making excuses about starting a business. There’s no such thing as a good time to start. Get out of your garage, take a chance and start your business.”                        Kevin Plank 1997 – Washington, D.C.: Kevin Plank’s...
A Confederacy of Dunces – Monroe Journal – April 14, 2022

A Confederacy of Dunces – Monroe Journal – April 14, 2022

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | Perserverance, Persistence, Refusing to Quit

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.”                       Henry W. Longfellow March 26, 1969 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Ken Toole, a 31-year-old English professor,...
The Dream of an Old Geezer – Monroe Journal – Feb 9, 2017

The Dream of an Old Geezer – Monroe Journal – Feb 9, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2021 | Perserverance, Persistence

“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult… I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any...
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