The Big Idea

Does fear of failure keep you from exploring new ventures? Are you convinced that success comes easily to other people, but always eludes you? Has adversity driven you to the point of giving up? Then you need to know that It’s Always Too Soon To Quit!

At some point in our lives, we all come to a time of severe testing – the loss of a job, the breakup of a marriage, a critical illness, a loved one’s death. Why do some people despair and quit, while others refuse to let tough times defeat them?

Why You Need This Book

Through observation and experience, Lewis Timberlake has discovered the dynamics of prevailing over failure. This book offers six steps to stand on when you are overwhelmed by difficulties and reveals the secrets of conquering defeatist attitudes. Timberlake also shows that people who seem to have all the “breaks” have actually made their own breaks through diligence and patience.

This entertaining and uplifting book will equip you to persevere through the inevitable challenges that come your way as you discover how to enjoy the best life has to offer.

Truths to Live By

JOIN THE UNSINKABLES

Here are four characteristics of those awesome people called the “unsinkables”:

1. Unsinkable people say no to despair.
2. Unsinkable people say yes to responsibility.
3. Unsinkable people say no to complacency.
   • No goal for your life. I remember watching Dustin Hoffman in the role of Willie Loman in “Death of a Salesman”. On the stage, Willie dies. Then one actor walks to the edge of the stage and says, “He never knew, like a little boat, he never knew where he was going; he never knew who he was.”
   • Goals that are far too small. Ty Boyd, a speaker friend of mine, said, “Some men die by shrapnel; some men die in flames; most men die inch by inch, playing at little games.”
   • Goals that are far too large. In Austria, over the tomb of Joseph the Second in this inscription: “Here lies Joseph the Second, Emperor of Austria… a man with the greatest of intentions, never carried out a single plan in his life.”

There are three things that can cause complacency:

4. Unsinkable people say yes to helping others.

IT’S ALWAYS TOO SOON TO QUIT!

In general, successful people share a number of important characteristics:

1. Successful people possess honesty and integrity.
2. Successful people are dedicated to excellence in anything they do. They are willing to accept nothing less than 100 percent from themselves.
3. Successful people have determination and tenacity. They are not discouraged by setbacks, and once they commit to a goal, they stick with it until that goal is accomplished.
4. Successful people are disciplined. They are willing to sacrifice the little things in life in order to achieve the things that really count.
5. Successful people have a positive attitude. Their thoughts and actions are always of a positive and successful nature.
6. Successful people have initiative. When they see that something needs to be done, they don’t assume someone else will handle it. They see that it gets done!
7. Successful people are enthusiastic. They enjoy what they do, and their exuberant outlook shows through in everything they do.
8. Successful people are concerned about others. A truly successful individual will plant the seeds of success in those with whom he or she comes into contact. They care about the welfare and accomplishments of those around them.
9. Successful people have confidence. They are not fearful of the future, but instead look to tomorrow with hope and optimism.
10. Successful people have the ability to dream. They dream of bigger successes, of new areas in which to achieve success, of how they will achieve those successes, and of how they can benefit their fellow man through their successes.