Success Quote by Florence Scovel Shinn

Great works do not stumble into existence; they continue long enough to take form because someone keeps faith with a mental picture of what could be. The paradox is that the moments just before a breakthrough often look like collapse. Plans stall, results lag, doubt gathers. That is when vision matters most, not as wishful thinking, but as a stabilizing center that orients choices and effort when outward evidence wavers.

Florence Scovel Shinn wrote from the New Thought tradition, where imagination, spoken word, and belief are seen as creative forces. Her phrase brought into manifestation signals that inner conviction precedes outer result. Holding to the vision is not passive daydreaming; it is a disciplined alignment of attention, language, and behavior with the end you seek. By her logic, discouragement is not a verdict but a final stress test, the point at which many abandon the process just short of emergence.

The creative and entrepreneurial worlds echo this pattern. Inventors run through failures until one configuration works. Writers collect rejections until a piece lands. Startups iterate through false starts before product-market fit clicks. Psychologically, resolve narrows the gap between intention and action: you notice opportunities aligned with your aim, persist through tedium, and interpret setbacks as information rather than identity.

There is a useful nuance here. Persistence does not mean rigidity. The vision stays constant, but the methods flex. Apparent failure can refine the picture: assumptions fall away, weak designs are replaced, timing is adjusted. Shinn’s counsel is to hold fast to the essence, not the first draft, and to treat discouragement as a cue to recommit intelligently rather than quit reflexively.

Taken this way, the line becomes an antidote to the bleakest stretch of any endeavor. When results look worst, it may be that friction is finally giving way. Keep the vision vivid, adjust the tactics, and let the next step reveal itself.