Fortitude: Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
Mar
28
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3/28/2011 10:49 AM
Lee Hayes is an 88 year old African American that was one of the 996 black men that comprised the Tuskegee airmen during World War II. His entire life was a fight; a fight for his life in the air, a fight for his country in his heart and a fight to be treated fairly after he risked everything protecting the ideals of a nation that refused to support him when his flying days were over. It is heartening to see that he is not a bitter man, but rather a determined one that has the strength of his conviction and the fortitude of a war hero.
Every entrepreneur fights their own daily battle. We have our own enemy fighters to dodge in the marketplace; skeptics and naysayers that try to keep us from realizing our potential, competitors that disparage because they can't compete with our ability and stamina, and sometimes clashing with our elected officials that don't head our warnings and pleads of fair treatment and proper taxation.
Mr. Hayes may never read this very short piece in his honor, and that is the story for many professionals....they never get to really see the impact they had on their community, clients and friends until it's too late. So today I suggest you call someone that impacted your life and tell them how their attitude gave you the fortitude to fight another day just like Lee Hayes does from his modest home he built with his own hands and $300 in 1946.
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