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“Never Give Up, Never Give Up, Never Give Up”
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend Giving up when things get tough is always the easy way out but it never fulfills your dream. It is the fortitude to continue, regardless of the opposition and resistance, until you finally succeed that fulfils dreams. Below are three examples of some who faced utter defeat, but rose to the moment of challenge and won. The title above is actually a speech in its entirety, just nine words in all. Winston Churchill gave this speech, the shortest speech ever given in history by…
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Is the American Dream Now the Impossible Dream?
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend It was James Adams who coined the term “The American Dream” back in 1931. Remember, that was just a couple of years after the bottom fell out of the economy, resulting in the worst depression this country had seen or has seen since. So I would say Mr. Adams was really being optimistic. I wonder if he would still be that optimistic today if he were still living? I for one doubt it and I’ll tell you the reason why. By 1931 the industrial…
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“The lessons we must learn to bring us closer to the power of the dream”
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend Having a dream and then working hard to make it come true is a privilege we have in the great country of America, and it can happen in other parts of the world also. It happens when we understand “The lessons we must learn to bring us closer to the power of the dream”. I must first tell you that I have my dreams, actually only three. They are not private so I don’t mind sharing them with you. You will find the first…