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You should be determined to watch this video about determination. Can you tell we weren’t determined to think up anything more clever than that description? So, uh...maybe we’ll watch the video with you.

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Transcript

00:01

We speak student!

00:04

Determination

00:05

a la Shmoop

00:06

Sally makes a mean sloppy joe. [woman making a burger on a grill]

00:09

One day, Sally's uncle Moe

00:11

says, "You should open a restaurant and sell these things."

00:14

Sally's interested but she's also seen the stats.

00:17

She knows that 90% of restaurants

00:19

fail in the first year. [a lady chef crying]

00:20

But maybe, just maybe,

00:22

Sally's dogged determination will make

00:25

her one of the lucky few to survive.

00:27

She saves up all of her babysitting money,

00:29

buys a little roadside stand and voila -

00:32

the official home of Sloppy Sal's is born. [a name board with the sign -Sloppy Sal's]

00:35

It's got one cheap stove, no seating,

00:37

and no parking, but, hey, it's the best she can do.

00:40

Plus Sally's pretty smart.

00:41

She advertises her new place on social media,

00:44

offering giveaways, discounts,

00:45

and other promotions to anyone who comes out

00:47

to visit her stand, hoping that'll generate a lot more business. [Sloppy Sal's advertisement on Facebook offering discounts]

00:51

Well, within the week, she gets a few customers,

00:53

and Sally makes them a deal.

00:54

If they review her stand online,

00:56

she'll throw in a free soda.

00:58

Hey, a deal's a deal.

00:59

The customers agree and give her a few five-star reviews

01:02

because this place is good. [Reviews of customers on Facebook]

01:04

And even though Sally struggles to make money

01:06

for a few months, she doesn't give up.

01:07

Pretty soon, weary travelers who heard about her stand online

01:10

start showing up looking for decent grub.

01:13

As Sally starts getting more and more customers,

01:14

her positive reviews skyrocket.

01:17

And with it, her income. [Sloppy Sal's rating, shooting high on yulp]

01:18

Pretty soon, her little stand is bustling.

01:21

Sally has a feeling that, with a little more hard work,

01:24

she can make Sloppy Sal's a fast food giant.

01:27

She expands to a second location,

01:29

this one in a busier part of town.

01:31

She also writes a jingle

01:33

and puts it on the radio, telling folks to [a family going for a drive]

01:35

[ sing-song ] come on down to Sloppy Sal's.

01:37

It's the sloppy you just can't copy.

01:39

With her sharp business skills and determination,

01:42

pretty soon, the second Sloppy Sal's

01:44

yields a third, fourth, fifth, sixth,

01:47

until one day, a big business

01:49

asks Sally if she'd be interested [man talking to a woman about incorporating her business]

01:51

in making her little roadside stand

01:53

into a full-blown franchise.

01:55

Well, fast forward a few years.

01:56

Sloppy Sal's is a national chain and Sally's living the good life.

02:00

Sally's determination to see her business succeed

02:02

made her work harder and make smart decisions. [man and a woman gardening together]

02:05

If she'd started Sloppy Sal's

02:06

with no desire to see it grow,

02:08

chances are she would've gone under in a month.

02:11

But Sally knew what she wanted and was determined

02:13

to make it happen. Maybe your goal isn't

02:15

to start a fast food franchise [woman wanting to clean her messy room]

02:17

of sloppy joes.

02:18

In fact, it probably isn't.

02:20

But if Sally can make her dream come true

02:22

with determination and a catchy jingle,

02:24

we're pretty sure anyone can.

02:26

Yeah, well, even without the jingle. [a man next to a piano and other musical instruments]

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