Does this means if you pursue your goals and meet with initial failure and frustration, you should move on and do something else? Ofcourse not. No one ever achieved a goal by being interested in its achievements. One must be committed. Infact, in studying the source of people's success it is found that persistence overshadows even talent as the most valued and effective resource in creating and shaping the quality of life. Most people give up a maddening five feet from their goal!
Life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who lived their dreams from those who lived in regret.
As a student of those who have learnt to take the invisible and make it visible. That is why we respect poets, writers, actors, and entrepreneurs - people who take an idea and bring to life. One of the people I believe is an outstanding role model of creativity and ever expanding personal growth and success is Peter Guber, the Former chairman of board and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. At the age of 48 Peter has become one of the most powerful and respected men in the motion picture industry. He and his partner, John Peters, have ragged up a combine total of over 52 academy award nominations. His work includes films from midnight express to missing, from Rainman to Batman. In 1989 their joint company, Guber Peters Entertainment company was purchased by Sony for over $200 million in order to get the duo to take charge of the Coloumbia pictures empire. How does some one at such a young age achieves such impact in an incredibly competitive industry? The answer is through vision and absolute, never ending persistence.
