Never Give In

In 1941, during England’s sternest days, Churchill returned to his old school Harrow, where he’d received embarrassingly low scores, to give a commencement address. The headmaster cast worried glances at Churchill, who had fallen asleep, slumbering through most of the ceremony. But when introduced, Churchill made his way to the podium, stared out over the assemblage of boys, and gave his commencement address:

“This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

Never give in. Be willing to change tactics, but never give up your core purpose…Be willing to embrace the inevitability of creative destruction, but never give up on the discipline to create your own future…Be willing to embrace loss, to endure pain, to temporarily lose freedoms, but never give up faith in the ability to prevail…Failure is not so much a physical state of mind; success is falling down, and getting up one more time, without end.*

May you receive courage and inspiration from these words like I did.

Let me know what connects with you as your read these words.

*Taken from Jim Collins book, “How the Mighty Fall” p. 122-123.

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