Overcoming Discouragement



Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

by Fireflies Team
Fireflies For the Heart

Do you ever get discouraged? Dumb question, right? Okay -- so when

you DO get discouraged, what do you do? Let me share a quick synopsis of a story I just read about perseverance. Have you ever heard of Maxcy Filer? Probably not -- I hadn't.

Maxcy Filer was married with two young sons when he decided to become an attorney. He'd been inspired by two attorneys who were making positive changes in the laws of his community and he wanted to be part of that change. Maxcy was 36 years old.

So he went to law school, graduated, and took the bar exam. Like many others before him he failed on the first try. So Maxcy took it again. Well, he continued to take it throughout his sons' undergraduate schooling. And he continued to take it while they attended and graduated from law school. And yes, he continued to take it after he was working for his sons as a law clerk in their offices!

Finally, after 25 years and 47 attempts, Maxcy Filer passed the bar exam at the age of 61. While most people were retiring, he began living his dream.

So, I'll ask again, what do you do when you get discouraged? I hope the next time you face discouragement, you'll remember Maxcy Filer. "Keep on keepin' on" and you'll come out on the other side -- which is true success!

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