A favorite story a mentor of mine once told me about perseverance that has always stuck with me was told as follows:
“Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up knowing he must be faster than the slowest gazelle if he wants to eat. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up and knows it must be faster than the quickest lion if it is to avoid being eaten. It doesn’t matter if you are the gazelle.. when the sun comes up YOU BETTER START RUNNING!”
