Ever heard of Fannie Hurst?
If you’ve seen the movies, “Imitation of Life” (1934 and 1959) and Humoresque (1946), you’ve met Fannie Hurst through her stories.
Fannie Hurst, in her days, was a prolific writer and activist who refused to give up on her dreams. She moved to New York in 1915 to pursue her writing career. For four years, Ms. Fannie labored during the days and hoped at night. She repeatedly sent stories in to publishers even after being rejected. The Saturday Evening Post sent her thirty six-rejection slips before Ms. Fannie’s story broke the “ice” with them. For Fannie, when her efforts of being a successful writer didn’t immediately yield the desired result, she didn’t let the light of her hope dim. She didn’t say, “You win” to the despair of receiving another rejection letter from another publisher. She dug in her heels and probably said, “You may think you are winning but I am going to have the last laugh. I will persist until I force you to give in to my desires.”
Fannie Hurst kept on and pounded the proverbial doors of several publishers until they gave in and started to publish her stories. She became a successful writer whose stories earned a lot of money through motion picture rights in addition to publishing royalties.
Do you have the Fannie Hurst Persistence trait in you? When it comes to your health goals, how persistent are you in getting your results. Have you given up after two weeks at the gym didn’t give you the guns you wanted? Did you eat healthy for 3 days and decided it was a lost cause after you ate a pint of ice cream? Or are you thinking, “it’s going to be a very long time to get back my health so why bother.” Whatever your excuse may be today, I implore you to model Fannie Hurst’s persistence for your health goals. You can crawl, walk, trot, jog, run your way to your desired health goals; just do not give up on your health. Whenever you find your hope growing dim, charge back with, “I will persist until I succeed!” and keep going.
Very soon, like Fannie Hurst, your efforts will pay you richly!