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When you're considering giving up, here comes a book that inspires you not to. No matter what the circumstance is, this book reminds you of the tool that successful people use to win.
Everyone faces the battle of giving up at one time or another. Most of the time, it comes while we are searching for the right answer. But, what if the right answer lies within the choice of not giving up?
This book will inspire you to not give up. It will teach you the secret tool the author discovered that all successful people use to achieve success. If you read and learn this simple secret, you will master true success in all of your endeavors. And anyone can understand and apply the secret to “The Enemy of Giving Up.”
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Albert Chatmon, Jr.
The Enemy of Giving Up
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Copyright © 2024 by Albert Chatmon, Jr.
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Published by Spines
ISBN: 979-8-89383-131-3
The Enemy of Giving Up
Albert Chatmon Jr.
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Before We Begin
2. The Mystery Tool
3. The Value of Perseverance
4. My Story
5. Cross Roads
6. The Value In A Lesson Learned
7. The Hard Way
8. Perseverance Is Produced
9. Perseverance reminds us of our Potential
10. I Discovered Something Good
11. The Final Chapter
About the Author
Acknowledgments
I am surrounded by people who have contributed so much to my success in life. I want to express my deepest appreciation to my wife, Lashaun Chatmon; my sons, Albert and Allen Chatmon; my parents, Albert and Lydia Chatmon; my siblings, Christine and Peter Chatmon; and my best friend, Darnell Scotton. My journey would look so different, and this book would not have been possible without each one of you. Without their love and encouragement, I would have given up a long time ago.
Before We Begin
I have often heard that the greatest secret of success lies within our minds.
I had fallen in love with my then-girlfriend and decided to propose to her. I purchased the engagement ring and made reservations at a really nice restaurant at the pier in Georgetown, in Washington, DC. On the day of, I got my haircut and washed my car. I previously bought a new outfit and went home to get ready for this special day.
When I arrived at my house, I sprayed the tire shine on the tires to ensure that my ride was looking perfect. Then I went inside, confirmed our date and got ready. I was so nervous that I got dressed really early. I just happened to look out of the window at my car and noticed that the tires weren't shining. I thought, wow, maybe I didn't spray it on right. So, I went back out and sprayed the tires again. This time, I made sure to cover the tires appropriately.
Then, about thirty minutes prior to my time to leave, I noticed that, once again, my tires were not shining. Now, I was beginning to get upset, considering that this was going to be my big day and that everything must go perfectly. Not today, please, any day, but this day. So, this time, I went back out, shook up the can vehemently and sprayed each tire twice. I watched carefully to make sure that the entire tire was covered with the foam and went back inside to wait a few minutes for it to dry. But it still didn't shine my tires.
I was so upset. This is the day that I'm about to propose to my wife, and I can't get my tires to shine. Everything was ready: the ring, the reservation was set, my outfit was sharp, and I even practiced my proposal speech, but I couldn’t get my tires to shine. Of all the days for me to have a bad can of tire shine. I wasn't having it. So, I called up the manufacturer and reached a customer service representative. I began to explain my situation, expressing the importance of this day and why it was so important that their product work on this day. That's right, I made a big fuss and wanted them to feel my pain and frustration because their carpet cleaner was not shining my tires...
Wait, carpet cleaner? Uhm, all this time, I was shining my tires with the carpet cleaner. In my excitement, I was so focused on the dream that I overlooked and missed a small thing, such as picking up the right can. My tires were the cleanest tires on the East Coast.
Truth be told, we do this often. Maybe not with our tires, but definitely in other aspects of life. Most of the time, our focus is so much on the big picture that we miss the small pieces that make the picture great. We miss the small details that help us to reach real success.
