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!
This article may be reprinted with the following attachment:
Copyright (c) 1999 Glen Hopkins
About The Author
Glen Hopkins, owns motivational-messages.com, your Free resource for daily motivation and inspiration, including quotes, tips, and stories to help you lead a successful life. To subscribe fro Fr~ee visit motivational-messages.com today!
tidy up service Glenview ..Are you:- feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied with your life?- ready... Read More
One the most important Self Improvement skills to develop to... Read More
What characteristics are common among successful people. If you analyze... Read More
Every single one of us is trying to reach success.... Read More
If you are sick and tired of the dreaming phase... Read More
Do you have what it takes to be really successful?Have... Read More
We're all adults, and most of us probably like to... Read More
Along with time and money, energy is one of your... Read More
One of the most important aspects of creating success involves... Read More
Unfortunately we come into contact with negativity everyday. We can't... Read More
On a raw, cold day in the European Alps, Lance... Read More
Something's missing! As a Hispanic in this great country, I... Read More
The Chicago Times once printed that Henry Ford was an... Read More
The scene from "Biloxi Blues" where Matthew Broderick's character kept... Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone recently opened an academy... Read More
Everything we do in life involves risk. There's no growth... Read More
You must play by the rules. Everything has rules. You... Read More
In his audio e-book, 10 Habits to Swell Your Bank... Read More
With the long-term trend of protecting employees' individual self esteem... Read More
A More Effective WayI own a stack of self improvement... Read More
On March 27th 2005, Oxford won the annual boat race... Read More
What would one initially think about someone who dropped out... Read More
Being busy has become a way of life for many... Read More
Every one of us lives with a ceiling, a belief... Read More
Have you ever thought about what makes a superstar? What... Read More
full-service cleaning Mundelein ..Are you ready to finally realize your dream? I'm talking... Read More
What are your fears? Fear of failure? Fear of success?What... Read More
Q: Are you a success?A: Its all in how you... Read More
It can be great to do something new 'for a... Read More
Study hard, get good grades and you will have a... Read More
The entrepreneur game is filled with an amazing variety of... Read More
Our lives and the circumstances we live in are largely... Read More
Perfect the fine art of the end run From time... Read More
If we eat too much at home, the public eventually... Read More
We must never allow a day to pass without finding... Read More
A young girl opens a birthday card from her grand... Read More
Why do so many of us lack belief in ourselves?... Read More
When entering second adulthood, many women will begin a journey... Read More
The other day I went shopping at the local consumer... Read More
Coming up with new dreams and passions can be fun,... Read More
Everybody wants to get to the top, whether it is... Read More
With the end of the year fast approaching, now is... Read More
The story that is being used to illustrate the concepts... Read More
What do you need to do to be successful? If... Read More
People who are on the same journey tend to band... Read More
Not so long ago, I impressed the daylights out of... Read More
Do you sometimes feel that you're living a boring life?... Read More
Choose "impossible" goals When faced with a hard-to-reach goal, your... Read More
Whenever we have a bad experience or we own up... Read More
Do you feel like your stuck?No matter what you do,... Read More
Success |