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Senin, 19 September 2011

0 How to Be Persistent

Introduction to Persistence
My workout at the gym yesterday was
nothing special ; I went there at 4 just
like I 'm used to and came back at 6 as
I do every time. I lifted the weights
and did everything like I do it every
time . The only different thing about
yesterday' s gym class was that my leg
was in a cast because of my sprained
ankle !!!
Why did I go to the gym instead of
resting in bed? Why didn ’t I wait until I
fully recover from my injury? That’ s
what I call persistence!
What Is Persistence ?
Persistence is not allowing anything to
stop you from doing an activity once
you start it unless it 's something really
severe . I find it really disappointing
when I see someone brilliant and
intelligent dropping an activity just one
week after he started it because of a
tiny obstacle that appeared in his way.
A friend of mine stopped working out
because he started work and the
other dropped his computer courses
because he felt stressed!! When I
asked them why they did these things ,
they replied with almost the same
words ! They both said that they no
longer felt satisfied doing such
activities and so they dropped them .
If you only become persistent when
you feel good about something then
you will surely drop one or more of
your activities in the next down time .
What people don’t know about
persistence is that you don’t have to
be feeling good when doing that
particular thing .
When I was at the gym , it was very
difficult to move around and I had to
bring a friend along to help me in
doing most of the exercises .
Persistence is simply going against
your obstacles and your emotions and
accomplishing your tasks under any
conditions .
Don ’t Wait for Things to Change
Wanting to be persistent while waiting
for your mood to stabilize will be like
waiting for the wind to calm so that
you could set sail . Yes , the wind may
clam down eventually, but that may
only happen after it 's too late !! Life
moves in cycles and you will face
times where you will find yourself not
in the mood for anything . If you stop
working whenever the cycle moves
near the bottom, you will never
complete an activity to the end.
To summarize this , go against your
emotions and obstacles instead of
waiting for them to move away from
you. I know that sometimes things
could be out of your control but when
it comes to not exercising because
you couldn' t find your training shoes
then that' s definitely far from being
persistent .
Persistence is an acquired skill and its
not some kind of gift . Simply by
training yourself to be persistent you
will become a persistent person .
Whatever you do affects your
personality . If you kept dropping
certain activities because of small
obstacles you will end up dropping
bigger activities because of even
smaller obstacles. Whatever you train
yourself to do will become a part of
your personality .
Persistence and Flexibility
Some people think that persistence is
trying the same method over and over
until you accomplish your task but this
is completely wrong! If you can ' t
break the wall by punching it then
don ’t keep punching it.
Go grab something to break it with,
bring your friends to help you or use
dynamite. The idea is to avoid
repeating a method if it was
unsuccessful without letting go of
your main goal (in this case breaking
the wall )!!
How to Be Persistent ?
To summarize it all , these are the
guidelines for becoming persistent:
Holding on even if you feel like
quitting : In other words , move with
disregard to your emotions.
Keep your goal in sight : If you can 't
visualize your reward then you wont
be motivated to keep going
Don ’t ignore small situations : Be
persistent when doing small tasks .
This will be reflected in your behavior
and your personality when you face
bigger situations.
Be flexible : Don' t keep punching the
wall: ))
Be Confident : In the Solid Self
confidence program i said that the
main reason persistent people keep
trying is that they are confident that
they will reach their goals one day . If
you didn't have confidence in your
abilities you won' t be able to become
persistent .
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