Bill’s Curated Quotes – January 2025
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
Booker T. Washington
This year I will complete my 85th trip around the sun. As I look back on those trips, I am in awe of the obstacles that I have overcome and wonder what obstacles I have yet to weather.
The greatest “stumbling block” that I have had to overcome so far was a false, self-limiting belief that I was dumb and stupid. An extremely poor academic record reinforced that mindset for better than 50 years. Other major hurdles I’ve come out on top of include a catastrophic business failure, a personal bankruptcy, failures in personal relationships, and a major health event. While I certainly don’t own the record for the number or severity of issues survived, life is about having the strength to overcome those that are put before you.
My favorite quote is from Sir Winston Churchill who said, “When you are going through hell, just keep going.” So, my friends, overcoming obstacles is part of life and you just must keep going.
I don’t want my life to be measured by my successes, and I have had many, but by my existing and hopefully future record of rising above them.
Onward!