Patience, Persistence and Perseverance

"Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." 

~ Bill Bradley

 

Some markets are unrecognized fundamental and financial values. The importance of these investments is not apparent to those around you but that condition will not last forever.

Whether they are currently ignored, overlooked and forgotten makes no difference. True value will always be recognized in time.

The lesson of success is doing the very best we can with whatever God given skills, abilities and intelligence we enjoy while being patient, persistent and perseverant.

Under these conditions, discouragement, despair and disillusionment need not be an option. Sometimes this success takes time. Given that background and preparation, a longer term view is key.

Consider this real life lesson from the natural area.

Chinese Bamboo

"Developing a firm foundation is important in many areas of life. The Chinese bamboo tree is a good example of this."

"When a Chinese bamboo tree seed is planted, even after watering and nurturing it for an entire growing season, the farmer won’t have the pleasure of seeing it grow even one inch. Then, after the second growing season, a season in which the farmer takes extra care to water, fertilize and care for the bamboo tree, the tree still hasn’t sprouted.

This test of patience will go on for four years. The farmer has nothing tangible to show for all of his labor in trying to grow the bamboo tree. Then along comes year five.

In the fifth year the farmer will finally experience the fruits of his labor and that seed will finally sprout and the bamboo tree will grow up to eighty feet in just one growing season! How can this be?

Is it a possibility that the little tree was merely lying dormant for four years, only to grow exponentially in the fifth? Or, is it possible that the little tree was growing underground, developing a root system; one strong enough to support its potential for outward growth in the fifth year and beyond? 

The answer is obvious of course. Had the tree not developed a strong unseen foundation, it could not have prospered and grown tall when it finally did sprout." 

~ Anonymous

In Summary

Great illustration! Well done and an important lesson for all. More documentation is here.

Sometimes success is simply the result of patience, persistence & perseverance.

Trader Garrett

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