Persistence Will Get You The Distance
Are you trying to get ahead? Do you want to go the full distance in whatever your doing? Whatever it is, persistence will get you the distance. Being persistent isn’t easy, but if your persistent enough, it’s easy to become persistent. (See what I did there)
Read on as we discuss real life examples of our favorite people being persistent, what persistence really is, and how to be persistent. Speaking of being persistent, check out some of my post articles such as:
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Many people that we admire and respect have great stories of persistence. Maybe it’s your parents, your friend or your favorite author
Dr. Seuss. Yes, the man that wrote such classics as
The Cat In The Hat &
Green Eggs & Ham was not an overnight success. In fact, he was not even an over a month, week or a year success. Dr. Seuss was rejected over 27 times over a few years before he finally got his first book published. The cat in the hat was not at first all that (Dr. Seuss got nothing on me). Dr. Seuss fought rejection time and time again until he finally made it. He was persistent enough that he caught what some would say his “lucky break”. Was it really his lucky break or did his lucky finally break because he put in the work? Let’s look at another great icon who put in the work, one of the greatest basketball players of all time Michael Jordan.
To quote Michael, he’s “missed more than 9,000 shots and lost over 300 games” but he’s also won 6 NBA championships and people wait in line for weeks just to wear his shoes. Michael didn’t even make his high school team when he was a sophomore, but he went on to become one of the greatest players ever. Michael showed great signs of persistence, but let’s discuss what persistence really is.
What Is Persistence?
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
According to the dictionary persistence is “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.”. So let’s compare the gif of the dog above us with this definition. This dog has a firm continuance in the course of action in spite of the difficulties. What you don’t know from this gif is that the dog eventually gets up the slide and lives happily ever after. He got to the top of the slide because he was persistent.
The word “persistent” is dated back to France in the 1540’s and it’s root words are “lasting”, “enduring” or “permanent”.
What do you do in your daily life that is persistent? Maybe you go to work everyday to make money? Maybe you go to the gym or eat certain foods? You might be very persistent and don’t even know it, or not persistent at all and don’t even know it. Let’s look at how one can be persistent.
How To Be Persistent
Being persistent is a lifestyle and a positive mindset. It takes some work, but you have to look at the work as growth. Everyone has a different level of persistence in their lives, but they only use it in certain areas. If you want to make the change, make the change. Use the following key words to help your self become over all more persistent:
- Repetition – Every day is a battle to be better, repeat that
- Scheduling – Figure out in your life where to be more persistent then plan it
- Believe – Belief and persistence go hand and hand, you gotta believe
- Tracking – Track your progress to see the distance you achieve from persistence
Hearing stories of other people over coming obstacles through persistence is very inspiring. What if Dr. Seuss gave up and became a real doctor? What if Michael Jordan stopped playing basketball in high school? Ths is why we say persistence will get you the distance. To sum everything up, just do the opposite of this gif
Persistence Will Get You The Distance - The Redhands Report
