Never give in

The movie “Facing the Giants” has several emotional moments.
In one, the coach challenges the team’s defensive star.
He must do the “death crawl” blindfolded to the 50-year line.
In the death crawl, you crawl on your hands and feet.
You carry another player on your back.
You are in full pads, in the sweltering Georgia summer sun.
As he crawls forward in fatigue and pain, the coach coaxes him.
“Don’t give up on me, Brock,” the coach keeps telling him.
But Brock wants to quit. “It’s too hard,” he screams.
But the coach urges him to keep going.
All the other players stop what they're doing to watch.
They realize the coach is teaching the star a major lesson.
When Brock finally collapses, he takes off the blindfold.
He realizes he is in the end zone. He has crawled 100 yards.
It is a decisive lesson for the entire team. “Never give up.”
In the big game, the team is behind and exhausted.
The coach keeps urging them to stay in and play.
You'll have to see the movie to find out what happens.
Winston Churchill was asked to speak to the boys at Harrow.
He was a Harrow graduate who became prime minister.
It was an horrific time for the English.
The Nazis were bombing their cities nightly.
Churchill used his oratory to rally his nation.
Churchill told the boys, “Never give in, never, ever, ever . . .
"In all things great or small . . . never give in.”
It is one of Churchill's most inspiring speeches.
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When you are tempted to quit, remember the “death crawl”.
When you are tempted to give in, remember Churchill.
Losers give in . . . winners never do.
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Will you settle for less?

In “Room at the Top”, Laurence Harvey’s character says:
“It’s not what I want. It’s what I’ll settle for.”
Maybe the young have to settle for less in the U.K.
It’s a socialist economy that limits personal initiative.
That’s not true in America, the land of opportunity.
Look at the success of Eastern Europeans and Asians here.
Many come to this country with little money or English.
They work hard for years to become “overnight successes”.
Our friend Nido Qubein came here as a youth with $50.
He learned English only after he arrived.
Nido was smart, ambitious and determined to succeed.
Today he is chairman of his own successful business.
He is the author of bestselling books and CDs.
He is an accomplished, in-demand professional speaker.
He is president of High Point (N.C.) University.
He has raised millions of dollars for the school.
I don’t think Nido ever settled for anything.
When we settle for anything, we limit ourselves.
Dan Kennedy writes in “The Ultimate Success Secret”:
“What you are willing to accept is what you get.”
Dream big. Believe in yourself and your dream.
Develop a plan. Adjust your plan as you need to.
Life teaches us to make necessary adjustments.
Don’t settle for less than achieving your dream.
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Escape the limitations trap

I believe I can do anything I set my mind to.
My parents instilled this in their children.
There are two kinds of limitations.
One is a real limitation that we must accept.
I’m no NFL quarterback. Too old. Lack the talent.
No movie star. Mine’s the perfect face for radio.
Be realistic about what you can do. Where you can go.
Don’t just depend on your talents.
Determination is needed. Persistence, too.
George Will said talent will take you just so far.
Then you must work to become a craftsman.
Self limitation is a truly crippling belief.
Many people hurt themselves with such beliefs.
They say “I can’t” so often they believe it.
Tiger Woods berated his bad shots at the Masters.
Did that improve his game? Not at all.
It just made him feel worse about himself.
He became a man in torment.
Not the world’s most competitive player.
Watch what you say to yourself.
Learn to laugh at your own mistakes.
Learn from them. That’s what they’re for.
Our failures teach us more than our successes.
It doesn’t make failure more palatable.
But failure has great value. Embrace it.
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10 Secrets of eternal youth

For most of us, growing up is still an option.
Bill West offers these 10 tips to stay young.
1. Ignore nonessential numbers.
By this Bill means age, (over)weight and height.
Let your doctors worry about them.
That’s what you pay them for.
2. Associate only with cheerful friends.
Let the grouches bother somebody else.
3. Turn off the TV and keep learning.
Learn about computers, gardening, music, art.
Never leave your brain in Park.
Idle minds are the devil’s workshop.
4. Enjoy life’s simple things.
Sunrises. Sunsets. Loved ones, Pets.
The wind in the pines. The sound of surf.
5. Laugh often, long and loud.
Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. Endure, grieve, and move on.
Tears happen when you lose those you love.
You are the only one with you all your life.
Be alive while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with who and what you love.
Family. Pets. Art. Music. Plants. Hobbies.
Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health.
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it’s beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall. To the next county.
To a foreign country. Not where the guilt is.
10. Show those you love that you love them.
If you died today, make sure they know you love them.
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Mastermind alliances

Do you participate in a mastermind alliance?
If not, you should. Such alliances are powerful.
You will gain insights you can attain no other way.
Napoleon Hill wrote about this in “Think and Grow Rich”.
He wrote that this brings together the power of many minds.
You concentrate on attaining definite objectives.
We participate in one with members here and in Europe.
All of us are consultants who bond to help each other.
We meet monthly on Skype and yearly at a resort.
We met for a great sharing session in Tampa last year.
We plan to meet later this year in Philadelphia.
I participate in another group that works on marketing.
We meet monthly to review each others’ marketing plans.
These sessions have greatly improved my marketing skills.
It has given me a chance to help others with theirs.
If you’re interested in this, email me.
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In tomorrow’s Advertising and Marketing Letter:
Tom Hopkins on avoiding failure in sales.
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