Walt Disney's Persistence
Story★★★Walt Disney’s Persistence It’s said that Walt Disney’s request for a loan was rejected by 301 banks before he finally got a “yes.” Yet he built the world’s most famous theme park. So, this year remember: Perseverance is needed to win the prize. At a sales convention, the manager said to 2,000 of his firm’s sales force, “Did the Wright brothers quit?”
“No!” they responded. “Did Charles Lindbergh quit?” “No!” they shouted.
“Did Lance Armstrong quit?” “No!” they bellowed.
“Did Thorndike McKester quit?” There was a long, confused silence. Then a salesperson shouted, “Who in the world is Thorndike McKester?
Nobody’s ever heard of him.” The sales manager snapped back, “Of course you haven’t - that’s because he quit!” Quitters never win, and winners never quit. (persistence, success, motivation)
The point
A motivational story about Walt Disney's persistence in getting a loan after 301 rejections, followed by a sales convention anecdote about the importance of not quitting.