Catch the full significance of the statements in the preceding p a r a g r a p h , a n d
you will understand the importance of PERSISTENCE in the
accumulation of a fortune. Without PERSISTENCE, you will be defeated, even
before you start. With PERSISTENCE you will win.
If you have ever experienced a nightmare, you will realize the value of
persistence. You are lying in bed, half awake, with a feeling that you are about to
smother. You are unable to turn over, or to move a muscle. You realize that you MUST
BEGIN to regain control over your muscles. Through persistent effort of will-power,
you finally manage to move the fingers of one hand. By continuing to move your
fingers, you extend your control to the muscles of one arm, until you can lift it. Then
you gain control of the other arm in the same manner. You finally gain control over the
muscles of one leg, and then extend it to the other leg. THEN—WITH ONE
SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL— you regain complete control over your muscular system,
and "snap" out of your nightmare. The trick has been turned step by step.
You may find it necessary to "snap" out of your mental inertia, through a similar
procedure, moving slowly at first, then increasing your speed, until you gain complete
control over your will. Be PERSISTENT no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to
move. WITH PERSISTENCE WILL COME SUCCESS.
If you select your "Master Mind" group with care, you will have in it, at least one
person who will aid you in the development of PERSISTENCE. Some men who have