In
his all-time classic book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill tells
the story of R. U. Harby.
Harby’s
uncle had gold fever, so he staked his claim and started digging.
After a lot of hard work, the uncle found a vein of ore, so he
covered up his find and returned home to raise the money for the
machinery that he would need to bring the ore to the surface.
They
raised the money and Darby travelled with his uncle back to the site
to make their fortune.
Things
started well and before long, they had enough to clear their debts.
They were excited, everything from here on would be profit and things
were looking good.
Then
the supply of gold stopped. The vein of ore had disappeared.
After
a while, they quit in frustration and sold their machinery to a junk
man for a few hundred dollars.
After
they went home in disappointment, the astute junk man called in a
mining engineer who checked the mine and calculated that there
was a vein of gold just three feet from where Darby and his uncle had
stopped digging.
The
junk man went on to make millions from the mine.
Darby
returned home, paid back everyone who had lent him money and was
determined to learn from his mistake in giving up too soon.
He
went on to become a phenomenally successful insurance salesman, more
than recouping what he would have made from the gold mine.
He
learned the lesson that you need to persevere through difficulties
and stay focused if you are to become successful.
Whenever
you feel like giving up on your dream, remember that you may be just
three feet from gold!
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