Qutters Never Win and Winners Never Quit

You heard about the guy who gave up on his gold mine one foot before the biggest vein in Gold Rush History didn't you? I was reminded of that the other day while reading Success Principles (Ya, the Chicken Soup for the Soul guy Jack Canfield)--Don't quit too soon. How do you tell when is too soon. I guess the headline of this blog post tells you -- Quitters never win and WINNERS NEVER QUIT.

Yesterday we went shopping and spent nearly the whole day gone. So I decided our little cat needed a toy for being home all alone all day by herself. (No she's not spoiled, {grin}.)

Long story short - what does this have to do with quitting, hang in there I'll tell you. She chews anything with a string. Buy her a mouse toy and she'll chew off the tail before you can count to five. You can't take it away from her she is like the coil of a slinky toy - impossible. She will chew the strings off a rug, the tassles off anything. No strings allowed where this cat is.

Well, we got her her first toy that hangs from a suction cup,pole and elastic string, you know with the elastic string that makes her jump and tug and play for hours. Not our Lady Slipper. She always goes for the source when she plays. She attacks the source making the movement not the toy - strangest thing. Anyway, she grabs the fish toy on her first swipe and pulls it down and holds it down while she chews the string. We tried everything to get her to stop but she wouldn't. So I thought in 3 minutes her new toy will be done. Guess what she quit - she quit with one nylon thread holding the toy to the post. One single thread that a breath of wind could have broken. She quit too soon. It reminded me I better not quit - my success could be just over the next horizon.

So could yours. Quitters never win. Onward and upward. Never give up, it may be that last nylon thread barely holding you back.
Billie

Thanks Everyone for playing Friday Free For All

The book with the most frequently selected hook was SKULL MUSIC this is the cover.

I Want to thank you all for playing along with Friday Free For All.
I still have prizes to give away - and I had hubby draw numbers out of a hat tied to each of you - so in order as they came I will list them here.
There is no easy way to do this - So I will list the names here - and then I will contact you as it becomes your turn to choose.
1. already done was Vicki (Artist Way Workbook)
2. Sandra C (The Watch)
3. Linda E
4. Zoe
5. Cora
6. Joyce
7. Suz
8. Ron
9 Pee Wee
10 Janet
As for the best question - that was really a hard one, all of the questions were thoughtful and interesting. It was unique and different and it was Joyce who asked if my clues are picked before I start a mystery or if my characters discover them. Truth is I had never thought of it until she asked - So it was a surprise when I realized that yes my Characters find the clues not me. So thank you JOYCE if you would like a download copy of the edited Small Town Secrets - which is the prize for this - let me know or you can have your choice of a book you haven't read from my Wings books.