Saturday, September 22, 2007

Persistence Is Essential For Success

When you start a great work or project, you can't expect to finish it all at once, therefore keep working on it, and let nothing discourage you till you have entirely finished what you have begun.
This is the definition of Persistence.

Earning a degree, starting a new business, finding a new job, all these activities are going to take lots of time and energy and effort. Sometimes in the middle of working toward a goal, we lose our motivation. We tell ourselves we're bored or tired or that we just can't do it. This is a natural reaction. But what may really be going on is that we're afraid.

It is human to feel afraid. And it's good for us to know that's how we're feeling. Then we can do something about it. This is the time when we don't want to give up. We have to persist.
We may need a rest. It's okay to take time out to rejuvenate ourselves before we move forward. We also can seek help and encouragement from friends, associates, family.

Once, we are ready, we can start again toward our goal with strong determination and persistance. That means we break down tasks into simple, mangeable activities and take them one step at a time. Before you know it, you'll have achieved your goal.

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