Power – The Power of Persistence

Good Day Reader’s, Today we will discussing another important Part of Power which is “The Power of Persistence“
Persistence is to Power what Carbon is to Steel. By gnawing through a dike long enough even a rat can drown a nation.
Most people aren’t persistent enough when negotiating. They present something to the other side, and if the other side doesn’t “buy” it right away, they shrug and move on to something else. If that’s a quality you have, I suggest you change it. 
Learn to hang in there. You must be Tenacious. That’s an admirable quality President Carter has. He’s Tenacious. He’s Steadfast. He’s remarkably Persistent.
In my opinion, President Carter is an extremely Moral, Ethical Person. However, at the same time, he may be one of the most boring leaders in American History. When you spend more than 15 minutes with him it’s like taking a sedative. 
Someone once commented, “When Carter gives a Fireside Chat, the fire usually goes out.” In Short, if he enters a room, it’s as though someone had just left.
But he effectively used his reverse charisma on Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel at his secluded presidential retreat in the Maryland Hills. 
Camp David is not the Sodom and Gomorrah of the Western World. It’s emphatically not a place for swingers-even for the moderately alive. The most exciting activity there is sniffing Pine Cones.
Knowing this, and realizing he wanted to achieve “Acceptable Minimum Results,” Carter cleverly saw to it that there were only 2 bicycles for 14 people and a total lack of other recreational facilities.
Evenings, to relax, those present for the extended stay had a choice of watching one of three insipid motion pictures. By the sixth day, Everyone had seen the films twice and they were bored out of their minds.
But every day at 8:00 A.M Sadat and Begin heard the usual knock on their cabin door followed by the same familiar monotone, “Hi, it’s Jimmy Carter, ready for another 10 boring hours of the same Dull stuff.“
By the 13th day of this, if you were Sadat and Begin, you would have signed anything to get out of there. The Camp David peace agreement was a classic, attributable to the patience and persistence of Jimmy Carter.
You aren’t personally involved in Camp David peace agreements, but you are personally involved in many other situations. Let’s say you’ve locked horns with your insurance company over a claim. 
Your 6 year old car, which was in excellent condition, was totaled in an accident.  Its book value is listed as only $500. Yet you can’t replace that car for less than $800. You don’t care what the book says. The book is nothing but a collection of black marks on white paper anyway.
What should you do?
You should emphatically convey to the insurance company that you’ll settle for nothing less than $800. You do this by saying, “I’m Perfectly willing to go to court … with all the attendant costs and Publicity!“
Will your Comment about attendant costs and publicity prick up the claims adjuster’s ears? You can bet a bottle of your favorite bourbon on it.
He knows that litigation means Delay, Uncertainty, Inquiries from government agencies and the state Department of Insurance, plus a damaged reputation for his company in its dealings with claimants. 
He also knows that a lawsuit entails legal costs and the setting aside of reserves that might otherwise be invested profitably.
There also may be practical considerations that discourage the insurance company from facing you in court … consideration that can range from the unavailability of witnesses to the backbreaking workload of their counsel.
Will you get your$8000? Yes-If you keep talking to the adjuster and his superiors, write letters, and furnish additional information (Repair Bills and Receipts) that justify your claim that this auto was a “Unique Vehicle” not within the purview of the book. 
Persistence Pays Off.

Next, We will Talk About :
“The Power of Persuasive Capacity“