My office is filled with portraits of my heroes: astronauts Frank Borman and Buzz Aldrin, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Vince Lombardi, and NASA Flight Director Eugene F. Kranz - famous for saying “Failure is not an option." Behind my desk is a large framed painting of George Washington kneeling by his horse and praying. As this collection implies, I love grit, determination, and bold individuals who use hard work and dogged perseverance to make a difference.
I also like good old fashioned motivational speakers, books, seminars, etc., that deliver powerful words of inspiration. I gravitate to the concept summarized in this quote by Calvin Coolidge:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”Please view the full blog at http://workcompedgeblog.com/
