Persistence

Persistence

PERSISTENCE

One of the keys to being successful in anything you do is persistence.
Once you have determined exactly what it is you want to accomplish, you
must take massive action on a consistent, persistent basis in order to
succeed. Think of it like building a muscle. If you have never weight
trained before, the first time you walk into a gym, chances are you will
not be able to bench press 250 lbs. However, if you are persistent, and
you consistently go back to the gym, you will find yourself getting
stronger and closer to your goal with each and every visit.

One of the things you’ll notice on your journey towards your goal, are
roadblocks. That is, you will encounter obstacles that seem to jump out
of nowhere in an attempt to halt your progress. Count on these obstacles.
They are a part of life. Everyone would have every success they ever
wanted if there were no obstacles. Your job is to be persistent and work
through those obstacles. If you find little or no obstacles along the
way, chances are you are not really challenging yourself. And when you do
reach your goal, you won’t experience the feeling of ‘sweet success’.
Make your goal a challenging one!

If you take the time to study any successful person, you will learn that
the vast majority of them have had more ‘failures’ than they have had
‘successes’. This is because successful people are persistent; the more
they stumble and fall, the more they get right back up and get going
again. On the other hand, people that don’t get back up and try again,
never reach success. For example, Walt Disney was turned down 302 times
before he got financing for his dream of creating the “Happiest Place on
Earth”. Today, due to his persistence, millions of people have shared
‘the joy of Disney’. Colonel Sanders spent two years driving across the
United States looking for restaurants to buy his chicken recipe. He was
turned down 1,009 times! How successful is Kentucky Fried Chicken today?
Having said this, keep in mind that you must constantly reevaluate your
circumstances and the approach you are using to reach your goal. There is
no sense in being persistent at something that you are doing incorrectly!
Sometimes you have to modify your approach along the way. Every time you
do something you learn from it, and therefore find a better way to do it
the next time.

Today is the day to begin your journey, using consistency and persistency,
towards tomorrow’s successes!
- Glen Hopkins

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By Glen Hopkins

How often do you feel rejected? Think about it. The person you asked on a date said “No”, your prospect said “No” to buying the product you sell, and you’re boss didn’t like your ‘great’ idea. The list goes on and on doesn’t it?

We all hear the word “No” several times a day, and we have since we were little children. And for many, to this day, each time you are rejected, a tiny piece of your self-esteem is stripped away from an increasingly suffering self-image. Why is that?

There are two key reasons why you may be feeling rejected. The first reason is because you are accepting what others are saying to you. You do not have to accept everything everyone says!

For example, when someone offers you a gift and you choose not to accept it, who then does the gift belong to? It still belongs to the ‘giver’ of course. So next time someone offers you a gift, such as a direct insult, choose not to accept their gift and it will still belong to them! Just because another person thinks you are a *&%!#@!!, does not mean you have to think it. Don’t let other people determine how you will feel.

The second reason you may feel rejected is because you believe that when a person says “No” to you, or rejects you in some way, they are actually rejecting YOU. But they are not. What they are rejecting is your idea or simply the way you presented your idea. Have you ever asked the same person on a date several times and each time they said “No”? Then all of a sudden, one day, you ask that same person out and he or she says “Yes”! Why is that? After all, you are the same person as you were yesterday and the day before when you heard the answer “No”.

The answer is simple really, yet few people see it. The fact of the matter is that you haven’t changed in anyway. What has changed is your approach. That is, the way in which you presented yourself and the idea you were trying to sell.

You see, rarely do people reject people. Even when another person thinks they are rejecting you, what they are really rejecting is one idea that you presented to them. And even then, it often isn’t the idea, but the presentation.

This is where the power of persistence comes in! In order to be successful in any endeavor, you must be persistent. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!” Eventually, you will reach your goal and acceptance from those who you are presenting to. The key is, to notice what isn’t working and change your approach. Keep changing your approach until you find the one that works.

Pick any person who you believe to be extremely successful in any area and chances are, that same person has also had more failures and rejections in that area than most other people. Often the only difference, is that the successful person was persistent and understood that each failure and rejection, brought him closer to success.

Most people give up after just one try. Don’t be most people! Be persistent in striving for whatever it is you want and don’t accept every gift that is offered to you! I guarantee that if you want something bad enough, you will eventually get it.

By Glen Hopkins

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EVERY WINNER HAS SCARS

Your life is made up of a series of experiences.
Each one will make you stronger,
even though sometimes it will be hard for you to realize it.

Life is your classroom in which you are being tested, tried, and passed.
Always try to stay in the midst of life and activity.
Don't isolate yourself from the action.

Be among people and things, among troubles, difficulties and obstacles.
Your character develops itself in the stream of life.

Life expects you to make progress in reasonable time.
That's why they make those grade school chairs so small.

Learn quickly that the setbacks and grief's you endure
actually help you in your march forward to success.
The world was built to develop your character.

- Unknown