One of the major obstacles to success in life is the inability to persevere during difficult times. This applies to any area of life including academics, sports, marriage and relationships, and business. How exactly does one manage to persevere until they succeed? Being able to persevere isn’t easy, but we all acknowledge that it’s an essential ingredient to accomplish anything of significance. Thomas Edison said it best,
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Thomas Edison
Just one more time. That’s all it takes to keep going and eventually breakthrough to accomplish the goal you set out for. If you are going to be successful, you must learn to persevere. I think most people know that, but what they don’t know is the ‘how’ to persevere and eventually succeed. It’s actually quite simple, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s easy.
In order to be successful at anything you do, you must first ask yourself this question,”WHY?”
Knowing the reason ‘why’ you want to succeed at something is more important than the ‘what’.
‘What’ speaks to your desire, while ‘Why’ speaks to your purpose.
You may have a strong desire for something and that can be enough to help you get started. The key ingredient to being able to persevere to success, however, is knowing how strong your why is, or the purpose for which you must succeed at that which you are striving for.
From today onward, make sure your ‘why’ is stronger than your ‘what’ and you too can be known as a successful person who perseveres until you succeed.
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