At first you might think this next guy is a bit of a looser, but he is a great example of conation. In 1816 his family was forced out of there home and he had to go to work to support them. His mother died when he was 10 years old, and two years later his sister died. At age 22 he failed in business. The next year he ran for legislature and lost, and later that same year lost his job and tried to get into law school and couldn't get in. A year later he borrowed some money from a friend to start a business and went bankrupt and spent the next 17 years paying off that debt. In 1834 he had his first victory by becoming a state legislature. He was engaged the following year but his fiancé died. He then had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months. He was defeated the next time he ran for state legislature and again when he ran for congress. He ran for congress again and won, but two years later when he ran for re-election he lost. He ran for United States Senate and lost. He then sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party's national convention and got less than 100 votes. He ran for U.S. Senate again, and once again he lost. If he would have quit Abraham Lincoln wouldn't have become the 16 President of the United States. It would have been easy for him to quit many times and most people would have understood. But he didn't and because he had conation he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country.

The other night I was watching America's Got Talent, and the reason I like this show is that you can see the dream, the struggle, and the victory. The night I was watching a guy named Donald Braswell came up to sing and he overcame a rude audience by singing beautifully. Overcoming a rude audience was probably easy in comparison to what he has already overcome. Donald was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in 1995 and he had so much damage on his throat that doctors told him he would probably never be able to speak or sing normally again. After working for years to regain the normal use of his voice, this now car salesman, had a great moment on national television. Donald Braswell is a regular guy with an inspirational story. It would have been really easy to quit, but I'm glad he didn't and I'm sure there are many others who think the same way.

Whatever your dreams may be don't give up on them. Most, if not all successful people have had many struggles they have overcome. The most important part of becoming successful is Conation. You might need to change your game plan to reach your goals, and I would bet that it will take a few different game plans. Most people don't want to achieve what Henry Ford, Walt Disney, or Abraham Lincoln has but whatever your dreams are, if you have the conation to stick to it, you'll be able to figure everything else out.

"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" - Calvin Coolidge

If you don't quit you'll make it

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