How To Develop Persistence

If we lack the will, motivation, and the drive to persist in our goals and ambitions, then te big question in front of us all is How to develop Persistence? Persistence means staying power. Despite all odds the ability to never give up. Stories of many great people who have faced many odds under horrendous circumstances but have never given up adorn the pages of history books. The famous motivational speaker and inspirational writer the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in one of his popular books’ The Power of Positive Thinking writes one of his famous quotations ‘Never being defeated by the discouraging vicissitudes of the game.

No matter how discouraged or depressed we become we must not lose hope and we must continue to be persistent. Life is a game. Always learn to play the game of life according to the rules of the game but don’t forget to checkmate your opponents. Persistence has the power not only to keep you rocking in this game but also ad variety to your skills and attacking power. People who have stayed are the people who have persisted in their zeal to make a mark in this work. So now let’s look at some of the factors that help you develop persistence and take the challenges of the life heads on.

Ambition: – Have an ambition. Nurture your ambition day and night. Dream about your ambition with open eyes without forgetting the practical realities of life. Work hard and persist even if it seems impossible. Pursue your ambition with single minded devotion and dedication. Look at the brighter and larger picture of success and achievement. Never get discouraged by family, friends and relations who say it is impossible. One day you will finally achieve your dream.

Adapt and Adopt:-Life is not a smooth ride. Sometimes life throws us into difficult situations where our dreams and ambitions either get side tracked or shattered. There are a number of reasons where ambitions don’t come true. We have to adapt to our circumstances and adopt various strategies in order to survive a drawback and go back and pick up our dreams and ambitions.

Goal Setting (Long Term):- The only way to persist is to have a long term goal or ambition. Some think it is a silly idea or may say Oh! There’s plenty of time! No there isn’t plenty of time because the time to work starts now. We have to start taking small steps so that by the time we reach our goals we know we have persisted in our efforts and it has taken us so long to reach there.

Visualization is Actualization:-Always visualize that with your constant persistence that you have already achieved your goal or your ambition. When you visualize positive circumstances they send vibrations making positive forces to start working in your favour, but you must remain constant and your efforts must remain grounded. Always visualize that the success you want has already come into your life and it will soon actualize.

No Shortcuts to Success:-Most people think that the easiest way of achieving success is by taking shortcuts, but that is not true for e.g. a wealthy student gets into a prestigious college by paying huge donations whereas a poor student works his way to get into that same college by getting scholarships. Results show years later when the person who has taken shortcuts has never really learned anything in life. He has not only performed poorly in his business but has failed miserably in his own eyes. So always persevere really, really hard if you want anything worthwhile out of your life. Be committed there’s real satisfaction in it.

Motivation: – The one basic question we must ask ourselves is’ What will keep us motivated till we reach our goal?’ There may be several reasons. Some people work hard for the financial success, some for fame and recognition and others purely for the high that comes with being a successful person whatever may be the reason persist in being motivated and the results will soon begin to show.

Inspiration: – Do you have an ideal? Do you idolize a famous personality? Then do so. Having an ideal is one of the best reasons to keep us persistent in our efforts to achieve our dreams and ambitions. If a famous personality hails from your chosen field all the better as keeps us focused on our goals. Always read about famous people who have come up by sheer dint of hard work and determination, because of which the world and including you love and respect that person.

Hard work:-‘Success comes to those who are ready to pay a price for it’ Nothing was ever achieved without persistent hard work every single day of our lives which the results shows years later. Hard work is not a myth but a reality in today’s world of hard hitting competition. Hard work sustains an individual in times of crisis. A man used to hard work will continue to be persistent even in the most difficult circumstances.

Hard work, honesty, perseverance, persistence are not myths neither are they fancy abstract adjectives in the English Language. These words are hard hitting realities of life that an individual should adopt if he/she wants to become a successful human being.

These valuable gems on ‘How to be Persistence?’ should help anybody who is in a sincere and dedicated pursuit of true and lasting happiness.

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