Is It Time To Persevere?

Monday, 09. March 2009 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.

“Persistence is having the same goal over and over.” - Seth Godin

Anything worth achieving in life requires constant effort. Just having a meaningful goal is not enough, we need to continuously take action toward that goal.

Persistence is necessary because our meaningful goals will not come to us easy. There will be days when we will feel like giving up, days when it seems we are not making any progress. It is during times like this, that sheer determination and persistence is all that we have left. That is why persistence is the personal trait that separates many successful people from those who never quite reach their potential and dreams.

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” - Calvin Coolidge

To reach any meaningful goal will require gutsy persistence. It will be our persistence that keeps us moving forward, into the unknown - but toward what we know in our heart is a worthy ambition.

“If Columbus had turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.” – Unknown

In the face of challenge,  persistence beckons us to continue taking action towards the goals and dreams that are waiting to be realized.

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength but by perseverance.” - H. Jackson Brown