Howard D. Schultz is an American businessman and author. He served as Chairman and CEO of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2017, and in 2022-2023. He was named one of the World’s Richest People by Forbes with a net worth in 2020 of $4.3 billion.
Do you have the ability to continue in your course of action even when it becomes difficult, or you face opposition? This is the definition of persistence, and it’s a crucial leadership quality that you will need in work, marriage and home.
Inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) established many of the technologies of our modern world, including electric power, the light bulb, mass communication, batteries, and motion pictures.
Patience is the recognition that things of value take time. One doesn’t become successful, or paint a masterpiece, or build a close-knit family, overnight. The response to the need for patience is persistence.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was an Indian lawyer who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence. He later inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Tom Brady is the most successful NFL quarterback in history. He holds nearly every major quarterback record, including passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, games started and most Pro Bowl selections.
This book was published in 1960, and has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, making it among the best-selling books of all time. It is a result of a $50 bet between the author and his publisher, in which the author was challenged to write a book using only 50 different words.