Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova was a famous Russian Dancer who was born on January 31st, 1881. Anna's father died when she was only a mere two years old, leaving her and her mother to be very poor. At the age of 8 is when Anna became interested in ballet dancing. She attended a play called "The Sleeping Beauty." Two years later she was accepted to the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet School. For a long period of her life she went on tours almost all the time, going to many different countries to show off her dancing skills. Though people were not particularly familiar with ballet in America, people were still impressed by what they were watching. She died January 22nd, 1931, from pneumonia. She had refused to rest, even though she grew ill. She collapsed and died within a week of her fiftieth birthday.
Anna's quote I have sitting in front of me says, "To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success." For her I'm not so sure this is true, since she refused to stop working, she died from it. But I do agree with this quote. Naturally, if you try hard towards a goal you will get it. Whether that is in your job, at school, or even at home, eventually you will get it if you try hard enough.
The word of the day is Flourish: To grow strong or thrive.