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Carolyn Smagalski
Self Respect
Founder - Editor - Host
Margaret Thatcher said, "I am extraordinarily patient,
provided I get my own way in the end," a revealing statement
from a powerful force, the United Kingdom's first woman Prime
Minister who served that position from 1979 to 1990.
Patience has sometimes been called a virtue, but it is
actually a force, one of the incredible intangible forces
found in nature. Like water, it seems soft and refreshing.
It has the power to wear away rock when coupled with time, its
closest companion. Its power is not readily apparent - this
is what makes it so effective.
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience," wrote
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Patience over time becomes the power of
persistence. Where persistence lingers, success is not far
behind.
"A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but
believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first,
second, third and all the time - patience," said Stanley
Baldwin, three time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from
1923-1924; 1924-1929; and 1935-1937. Patience is the force
that eventually brings opposing opinions in line with
congruent thought. Patience is the power that wins over
hearts and can cause effective change.
When building your own abilities, have patience. You may see
your small results as a glider in the wind, rather than a
rocket with force and speed. If you can see your target, and
measure some results, have patience and continue in your
methodical approach. Success exists just beneath the
surface. A iceberg may appear to be small on the surface, but
its power expands in depth and breadth beneath.
Patience should not exist in a vacuum. While moving
methodically, take action on challenges that need attention.
You will be better positioned when the ice finally breaks
loose.
Thomas Edison added his own twist on the power of patience:
"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits." Even
the tortoise knew that.
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