Three Feet from Gold: Clear-Eyed Perseverance in an Age of Distraction

Perseverance without planning is not a virtue—it is a stall.

We live in an era of instant results—where quick wins are celebrated, and long-haul effort is quietly dismissed as inefficient. Yet behind every transformative breakthrough—whether personal, professional, or spiritual—lurks a truth few want to admit: sometimes, we give up mere inches from the experience of a miracle.

Napoleon Hill tells a story in the op…