Persistence virtue

Happy midweek, everyone! Today is Wednesday which means it is time for another edition of Wisdom Wednesday. The virtue I have chosen to discuss is one that I have been struggling with a lot lately. It is the virtue of persistence. 

Persistence is defined as a never-ending, unyielding behavior. The most successful people in business and life are continuously persistent. This is why it is vital to develop the virtue of persistence, regardless of your goals. Undeniably there is a strong difference between the virtue of persistence and being “annoying. Persistence should always have a goal. 

Persistence entails a great deal of deliberate thought and progressive preparation. When someone is persistent, they are completely dedicated, not to an achievement, but to the plan. They trust in a standard and understand that with the aim of achieving their goals, persistence will be necessary. A persistent person understands the significance of repetition but is cautious about appropriate timing and using proper language. A persistent person is cautious to study the problem first, forming a plan of action and then becoming devoted to that plan. When complications arise, the persistent person forms alternative solutions and strategies. 

Persistence creates the control to do easily what we once thought was difficult and even ‘ unachievable’. It can provide us the ultimate confidence we have of attaining success. It can yield incredible results in many areas of your life, even when the circumstances seem impossible. Professionally, persistence is important. New writers and bloggers are often particular advocates of themselves and must work doubly as hard to hone their craft and their brand. This requires persistence as the first few months (and sometimes years) progress may be slow with trying to find your niche and build a loyal readership. Persistence is critical if you ever expect to thrive in a blogger or writer.

Personally, persistence has played and continues to play, an important part in my daily life. Being a WAHM (work at home mom), I required a lot of persistence to get my foot in the door. I had tried, unsuccessfully, a few years earlier to break into the world of content writing. I was good at writing, I even have a degree in Technical Writing, but no one was willing to give me a chance. There were times I wanted to give up. But I kept it up, starting this blog and applying for every writing job that came into my inbox. Eventually, I was given a position that, while it did not pay a whole lot, got me in the habit of writing for online publications. Sure I could be making more money doing physical therapy (A LOT more money) but I have not yet reached my goal, and I am continuously trying to improve myself through classes and new opportunities.

In reality, persistent people are action oriented; they make their business and craft develop; they increase communication, and they aid in shaping this generation’s spirit of the age. It is possible to make all your goals become reality. Plan out your goals and permit yourself the opportunity to become all you desire to become. Commit yourself to your idea of success and assist in improving the world in your own distinctive way.

How do you practice persistence in your personal or professional life?

10 Wisdom Wednesday Quotes: Persistence

  1. “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence”—Colin Powell
  2. “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success”— Napoleon Hill
  3. “Energy and persistence conquer all things”—Benjamin Franklin
  4. “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence”—Octavia Butler
  5. “When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn’t hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that’s just the place and time that the tide’ll turn.”—Harriet Beecher Stowe
  6. “Don’t regret, what has happened before. Don’t regret, be thankful for it more. Don’t regret yesterday’s crazy dreams. Just keep your mind set, no matter how hard it seems”— Christina Bhattacharya
  7. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in”—Bill Bradley
  8. “Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”—Thomas Carlyle
  9. “A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.”—B. F. Skinner
  10. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”—Maya Angelou