“You are beaten to earth?
Well well, what’s that?
Come up with a smiling face,
It’s nothing against you to fall down flat
But to lie there – that’s disgrace.”
Edmund Cooke
Persistence. The common denominator of all successful individuals throughout history.
Are you persistent in following your dreams and taking action towards your goals? Not yet? The good news is you can improve yourself in Perseverance.
As with everything, it only needs attention, conscious action and …. Persistence.
Here is a short action plan for the times when you are ready to give up and continue to lie on your face frozen after falling down.
Step 1: Ask yourself this simple question: what will happen if I give up now? Face the consequences.
Step 2: What is the next step you will to take?
Step 3: What is in the way of taking that step? What is the hindrance you need to face?
Step 4: Now you have 3 options.
You can remove the obstacle.
You can ignore it.
Or simple disregard it on the basis of your situation and the hindrance you face.
Step 5: Take that leap and actually do what you set out to do.
Step 6: Rinse and repeat.
Step 7: And again. And again.
It is easy, isn’t it?
Let me finish with this wonderful quote from ancient times:
“The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence, but by oft falling”
Lucretius
Anything you want. Just take action. Today.
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