As he persevered, people would laugh and call him crazy to work so hard with nothing to show for his efforts. Through 200, then 300, then 400 swings, the stone cutter continued to swing away, undaunted by the growing number of derisive onlookers. Finally, on his 500th swing, the stone split exactly where the stone cutter wanted, cleanly and in two pieces-much to the astonishment of the crowd. The result, however, was no surprise to the stone cutter. He knew his persistent effort would eventually succeed.
Persistence is essential to a networker s success.
Lack of perseverance in the face of adversity and discouragement separates those who succeed from those who quit. This persistence is fueled by the commitment to do whatever is required to see a positive result come from what may, at that moment, appear to be futile. It is the solid, unshakable belief in one s ultimate success that fuels this commitment to persevere. This quality of persistence combined with the willingness to constantly look for what s missing and to adapt to what is necessary in order to succeed is a trait shared by all successful distributors. Persistence does not mean doing the same thing over and over, expecting success to come from an unending string of identical failures.