Sunday, August 08, 2004

DON'T QUIT - A MANAGEMENT THOUGHT

When things go wrong, as they sometime will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up
When the might have captured the victors cup;

And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems after;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit

"Quitters never win
Winners never quit".

Courtesy - "Companies don't succeed - People do!" by Graham Roberts Phelps

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