Having a strong belief that you are doing the right thing is important to maintain the focus on what is important. It also helps with perseverance.
Example: Mortenson sent 580 letters to try to get money to build a school in a remote village in Pakistan. "Six months had passed since Mortenson had sent the first of the 580 letters and finally he got his one and only response. Tom Brokaw, like Mortenson, was an alumnus of the University of South Dakota. ... Brokaw sent a check of one hundred dollars and a note wishing him luck. And one by one, letters arrived from foundations like hammer blows to his hopes, notifying Mortenson that all sixteen grant applications had been rejected."
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