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Persistence Pays Off · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider starter kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the most inspiring stories from the world of music comes from the rock band The Foo Fighters.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dave Grohl was the drummer for the mega successful band Nirvana back in the 90s.
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  SPEAKER_00: He was already an established musician in his own right.
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  SPEAKER_00: But when the lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in 1994, nobody expected Dave Grohl to form his own band and take on the role of a songwriter and a lead singer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, by that point, Dave had been writing and recording songs for a long time, so the very next year, in 1995, he released the first Foo Fighters album.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not only did he write the songs, he also played all the instruments himself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, a few years later, by 1999, the Foo Fighters consisted of a full band and had released two more albums, and in the following years they continued to grow in popularity despite changing styles and pop radio.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the Foo Fighters are one of the most recognizable and popular rock bands in the whole world.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there's a simple lesson here, and that is persistence pays off.
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  SPEAKER_00: For Dave Grohl, success did not come easy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even though he had already been in a successful band, there were no guarantees.
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  SPEAKER_00: He had to prove himself all over again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yet he persisted.
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  SPEAKER_00: He kept doing what he loved, and he assumed that his hard work would eventually pay off.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thomas Edison once said, many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Success may be far off or it might be just around the corner.
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  SPEAKER_00: But one thing is for sure, it's never going to happen if you quit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because the thing that makes you successful is your persistence and you carry that around with you wherever you go.
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  SPEAKER_00: So don't quit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't give up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep on plugging away at those writing projects that are so important to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: One day you're going to look back and say, I never knew I was so close to success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: What are you tempted to quit right now?
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  SPEAKER_00: And what would it look like for you to keep on going for just one more month on that project?
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  SPEAKER_00: A big thanks to today's sponsor, Thumbprint Creative.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've probably heard the saying, don't judge a book by its cover.
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  SPEAKER_00: But in the book world, it's absolutely not true.
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  SPEAKER_00: People do judge the quality of the book by its cover, and in fact, the cover design is the first thing people notice about a book.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why my graphic designer of choice is Christy Griffith, owner of Thumbprint Creative.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've worked with Christy for many years, and she's designed covers and interior layouts for my own books, my ghostwriting clients, as well as lots of books for friends that I've sent her way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christy works closely with you to design a layout that perfectly captures the theme and genre of the book.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or if you'd like a personal intro to Christy, just shoot me an email.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kent at dailywriterlife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: I would be happy to intro you to Christy.
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  SPEAKER_00: As always, my friend, thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.