Page Pitt was someone who should have failed. From all indications, it was easier for him to resign to fate and failure but instead he succeeded. After losing 97% of his eyesight at age 5, he refused to go to a school for the blind. He was accepted into public school where he played baseball and football. Remarkably, he went on to complete college and become a top-notch journalism professor with a reputation for demanding excellence.
A student once asked Pitt which he thought would be worse; blindness, deafness or not having arms and legs. He replied, ‘NONE OF THOSE THINGS! LETHARGY, IRRESPONSIBILITY, LACK OF AMBITION OR DESIRE: THEY’RE THE REAL HANDICAPS. IF I DON’T TEACH YOU ANYTHING BUT TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIVES, THIS COURSE WILL BE A MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS.’
Often he told his journalism students, ‘YOU ARE NOT HERE TO LEARN MEDIOCRITY, YOU’RE HERE TO LEARN TO EXCEL. IF I SEND YOU ON A STORY AND YOU DON’T GET IT BECAUSE YOU’VE A BROKEN LEG, CALL ME FROM THE AMBULANCE AND I’LL FORGIVE YOU. BUT DON’T GIVE ME EXCUSES! THEY WOUND ME AND YOUR EXPLANATIONS POUR SALT IN THE WOUND.’
Your biggest enemy is not the challenges you face; its complacency, negativity, self-imposed limitations and self-pity. We’ve got all kinds of excuses for not doing more with our lives. Can we say with Paul, “I can do everything through Him who gives strength.” That means with God’s help you can rise above circumstances that ordinarily spell failure.
A student once asked Pitt which he thought would be worse; blindness, deafness or not having arms and legs. He replied, ‘NONE OF THOSE THINGS! LETHARGY, IRRESPONSIBILITY, LACK OF AMBITION OR DESIRE: THEY’RE THE REAL HANDICAPS. IF I DON’T TEACH YOU ANYTHING BUT TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIVES, THIS COURSE WILL BE A MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS.’
Often he told his journalism students, ‘YOU ARE NOT HERE TO LEARN MEDIOCRITY, YOU’RE HERE TO LEARN TO EXCEL. IF I SEND YOU ON A STORY AND YOU DON’T GET IT BECAUSE YOU’VE A BROKEN LEG, CALL ME FROM THE AMBULANCE AND I’LL FORGIVE YOU. BUT DON’T GIVE ME EXCUSES! THEY WOUND ME AND YOUR EXPLANATIONS POUR SALT IN THE WOUND.’
Your biggest enemy is not the challenges you face; its complacency, negativity, self-imposed limitations and self-pity. We’ve got all kinds of excuses for not doing more with our lives. Can we say with Paul, “I can do everything through Him who gives strength.” That means with God’s help you can rise above circumstances that ordinarily spell failure.
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This is a great piece. I just hope that we would all wake up to the truth and start creating the kind of life we want to live.
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