Pound The Stone Quotes

“Our culture is obsessed with eliminating struggle. There are parents whose goal is that their kids want for nothing. But what if they’re handicapping them instead? Our fear of failure for the next generation is creating people primed for mediocrity at best and crippled at worst, in comparison to their potential. Experiencing repeated failure and lack of resources forces you to develop deep levels of grit, intellectual creativity, and resourcefulness others have never tapped into.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Pound The Stone: 7 Lessons To Develop Grit On The Path To Mastery

“Remember, everyone wants to be great, until it’s time to do what greatness requires. I can tell you from experience, that it requires you to faithfully and persistently pound the stone regardless of your temporary feelings.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Pound The Stone: 7 Lessons To Develop Grit On The Path To Mastery

“48% of people in sales never follow up with a prospective client. 25% of people in sales stop after the follow up contact. 12% of people in sales stop after the third contact. 90% of people in sales make no more than 3 contacts. 2% of sales are made on the first contact. 3% of sales are made on the second contact. 5% of sales are made on the third contact. 10% of sales are made on the fourth contact. Over 75% of sales are made somewhere between the fifth and twelfth contact.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Pound The Stone: 7 Lessons To Develop Grit On The Path To Mastery