My buddies tease me about having a bulldog approach to success. I work and work and work on something (or someone) until it is a win. I hear a 'but' in every no (whether expressed or not) and figure if I try hard enough it will eventually be a yes.
My technique works. I'm not the best accountant, the best investor, and certainly not the best writer, but if I stay the course, learning all the way, I'll eventually become successful in all these areas (I've already had some great successes in the first two, still trying to crack the successful author formula).
Danielle Weinstock in Can This Elephant Curtsy On Cue? Takes the same approach.
"Do not take no for an answer. This is easy to say and hard to do. But it has been proven time and again that insistence on yes is a fundamental character trait of successful people."
Did you know the average toddler hears 'no' 400 times a day? It doesn’t stop them from trying and it certainly shouldn't stop you.
Note: There is a time to quit. I set realistic goals before the project begins to help me determine when. Caution though, most people quit way too soon. Base those goals on facts, not hopes.