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By Anslem Samuel | Published November 11, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

PERSISTENCE OVERCOMES RESISTANCE If being successful were easy we’d all be millionaires. No one knows that better than those who have excelled in their careers. Never expect someone that gave their blood, sweat and tears to just give you an invitation to their inner circle; you’re going to have to work just as hard as they did to make it. “You’ve got to be persistent or nobody’s going to let you in, because you see how long it takes for the old guard to move out the way,” says Lighty. “They keep shuffling themselves around until they fall out the chair. You have to be persistent to get a spot at the table.”

PERSISTENCE OVERCOMES RESISTANCE

If being successful were easy we’d all be millionaires. No one knows that…

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