Perseverance is a powerful word. It eclipses similar words like determined, persistence, want, chase and pursue. When I envision perseverance. I think of never giving up, no matter what. We climb over and go around obstacles larger than can be imagined. We endure pain and rejection. We endure hardship and loss. We feel the pain and do it anyway. We do this to succeed with our goal. Perseverance lives in our heart and soul. It is much more than give it the "Good Old College Try". Look at it this way. Do you like to win or do you hate to lose? Every one likes to win. So do you put yourself in the place where everyone else plays. Perseverance lives in the hate to lose category.
How many times in life have you heard someone say "I would give anything to be able to do that". Well actually many would not give anything. Anything is practicing your violin 8 hours a day for years and years to even have a chance at becoming a concert violinist. Anything is putting off years of taking vacations until your business is on solid ground. Anything is practice and pursue until you achieve excellence.
Yes, there are times in life when we need to step away and reconsider, as the odds are stacked against you. It becomes obvious you need to take a different course of action. For example, you may be determined to own your own business, but it may be a different one than you had set out to obtain. You will however, persevere to own your own business. So what sets those with perseverance apart from those who do not have perseverance. First of all you can not be a spectator and deal with life as it comes at you. You must be a wanting, willing and deserving participant. Success comes to those who focus and work on their goals. Many goals take extraordinary measures to achieve success.
Perseverance is an important habit of the lives of most successful people. Here they are, simplified.
- Perseverance is pursuing your dreams until they become reality.
- Perseverance is what gets you past the set backs to your success.
- Perseverance is knowing what you want and nothing will stop you from obtaining it.
- Perseverance shows your commitment to finish a project.
A deep level of commitment to yourself and to your goals will gain you respect from your peers. People with perseverance are often assigned the tough tasks because they will see the job through. There is no greater respect and honor in the business world than to be asked to lead and complete a project that others would not consider attempting. Those with perseverance also reap the greatest rewards, financial or otherwise because they earned them. They achieve where others fail to even attempt. Perseverance is the Road Less Traveled.
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