"Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities
of a man that would have lain dormant in its absence."
of a man that would have lain dormant in its absence."
- Herodotus
The bookstores and also the internet are filled with self-help books, articles, seminars and podcasts loaded with ideas that we all can use to be more successful in our lives.
However, all the ideas, advice and wisdom in the world won't help any of us if we don't motivate ourselves to take persistent, and continuous action in the direction of our vision and our goals.
The most important quality of success is self-discipline.
Self-discipline means that you will do what you know you must do, when you need to do it, whether you feel like it or not.
Do you have the ability to follow through on a resolution after the enthusiasm with the resolution was made, has passed?
Can you discipline yourself to pay the price over and over again, until you have finally reached your goal?
Will you still be able to discipline yourself when things get tough?
Is persistence a habit that anyone can learn and increase with time?
Yes..... and each time that we persist in the face of adversity or setback, we will build up the habit of persistence. Persistence is very much like a muscle. The more we use it, the bigger it gets.
Here are some encouraging and inspirational words that will let us know why simply "hanging in there" or "press on" can make a huge difference in our lives.
"Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is dull of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall."
- Confucius
"You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round."
- James J. Corbett
"There is no failure except in no longer trying."
- Elbert Hubbard
"It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again."
- Vince Lombardi
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."
- Conrad Hilton
"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he want and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it."
- Alexander Graham Bell
"You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made, but I just kept pushing."
- Ren McPherson
"Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is quit. And that is exactly what a majority of men and women do."
- Napoleon Hill
"Never give up then, for that is just the place and time the tide will turn."
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles."
- Claude M. Bristol
"The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitable come."
- James Whitcomb Riley
Persistence is the ability to face defeat again and again without giving up.
There is a great book called Three Feet From Gold......Have you read it?
It's written by Sharon L. Lechter and Greg S. Reid.
Check it out!!!
Here is a question for YOU!
Will you do what you have resolved to do?
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