An Inspiring Story Of Determination

IN AN EARLIER POST, Rocky Balboa and Determination, I mentioned the persistence Sylvester Stallone showed in becoming an actor. Yesterday, I was using StumbleUpon, just channel surfing the Internet for fun, and I came across an audio clip of Tony Robbins, who knows Sylvester Stallone, telling the story of how Stallone got into the acting business. It's a great story well told. Check it out:

Tony Robbins Tells Rocky Story

It's about nine minutes long. Stories like this are inspiring, but if that's all they are, they aren't worth a lot. But when an inspiring story is instructive, that can be worth a lot indeed. Luckily, Stallone teaches us in the Rocky movies, and especially the last one, Rocky Balboa, what kind of thoughts gave him the persistence he needed to make it. And in the post I mentioned above, I describe the way you can think those kinds of thoughts and completely believe them, not by forcing yourself to believe something you doubt, but by searching your disheartening thoughts for the hidden mistakes. Once you find them and recognize they are false, you are free from their demoralizing effects. Your determination and motivation and persistence can then remain strong, and this makes you more likely to achieve your important goals.

So listen to Tony tell the story, and then do the work necessary to develop the kind of persistence Stallone has demonstrated in his career.