The 1-Stand Foundation: Growing Your Belief System

The 1-Stand Foundation: Growing Your Belief System: Everyday is full of opportunities. Unfortunately, we don't always see the truth in this. In fact to a large degree whether we are able to ...

Make A Child Happy

Alisha came to stay at the Child Crisis Center (CCC) when her aunt could no longer care for her. Alisha had witnessed a lot of violence and therefore, had trouble trusting adults and suffered from many behavioral challenges. The public school system in which she was enrolled had to ask CCC’s staff not to let her return to schools after months of daily disruptions in her classrooms. It was difficult for her to be comfortable in her surroundings, but because of the patience and skill of the Child Crisis Center’s Child Care Staff, Educational Specialist, Counselors and partner agencies, Gabriel’s Angels and Free Arts of Arizona, Alisha was able to begin to heal from the negative experiences that plagued her early life.

The Child Crisis Center’s Educational Specialist was able to identify a charter school that would cater to her needs and after a summer of care at the Child Crisis Center, Alisha was able to stay in school every day the following school year at her new school.

This is an essay she wrote for school in her exact words and spelling, before she moved in with a family last fall:

I Alisha Marie live at the Child Crisis Center. I love going to carnavals with them. They keep me safe and healthy and clean. They let me eat healthy fruts and vegtables. We allways play in the rain. It’s cool and fun. We have grape juice with are pills or pinapple juice with are pills. We have fun. We go to Passon and see the natural brigeg. It’s the best place in the world or in the universe.
The End.

Keep On Keping On

Colonel Sanders went to more than 1,000 places trying to sell his chicken recipe before he found an interested buyer. The fact that we can buy Kentucky Fried Chicken today attests to his perseverance. Thomas Edison tried almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric light. If he had given up, you would be reading this in the dark!


The original business plan for what was to become Federal Express was given a failing grade on Fred Smith¹s college exam. And, in the early days, their employees would cash their paychecks at retail stores, rather than banks. This meant it would take longer for the money to clear, thereby giving Fed Ex more time to cover their payroll.
Sylvester Stallone had been turned down a thousand times by agents and was down to his last $600 before he found a company that would produce Rocky. The rest is history! To truly succeed requires a total commitment to your goal. Too many people make the mistake of quitting just short of success. Keep going no matter what. If you really believe in what you are doing, give it all you've got and don't give up.
You will succeed. There is no such thing as failure. Every action produces an outcome. It may not always be the outcome you are looking for, but it is an outcome nonetheless. If you monitor the results of your actions and keep correcting what is not working, you will eventually produce the outcome you are looking for.

Be Persistent . As was said about President Calvin Coolidge: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not. Un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”


Don’t quit before the miracle happens!