ExclusiveJames Madison_ Determination & Hard Work for Greatness

James Madison is an excellent example of someone who saw what he wanted and went after it. He didn't let things like a shorter stature and a naturally shy personality keep him from going after his goals. He was very motivated and he networked and made friends with the right people and above all did the hard work of founding the government of the United States. Seeing as it those early days it went from one founding father to another in terms of the presidency, you can see that not all of these gentlemen had great aspirations necessarily to be president. They simply wanted to serve wherever they could and do it well, whether that was in the Virginia legislature, serving in the war, being an ambassador, working in a congress, being vice president, secretary of state or eventually president of the United States. Each of these gentlemen is a great example of how we all can search for how to be better citizens and better members of our own country and our society by seeking to further our knowledge and our learning and above all staying true to the conscience and a moral sense of what is the right thing to do. Thank you for spending this time with me talking about the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, who may have been the shortest but certainly was not the smallest in terms of his greatness.