There are many people out there who quit on something,just short of their goal, not knowing success is right around the corner. They lack the single most important ingredient that will ensure enduring success.
“Suck it up and drive on” was the message I repeated to myself that cold evening in the rural hills of North Carolina—I could not let myself give up. I’d spent the day scrounging for edible plants, bugs and small animals, but to this point could only come up with a couple of plump worms and a lone grasshopper for nourishment. Anything I could have eaten had either fled or been destroyed by the fire.