Hard work and Persistence Pays

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

The one ingredient you'll always need for the journey of entrepreneurship is persistence. It can take your further than any other quality alone.

I don’t know if you’re a persistent person, but this is something you simply can’t ignore. Persistence is the foundation of taking anything you can imagine, and then creating it in your life exactly as you planned.

It may not turn out how you want it to the first time, but when you add persistence to the equation it will only be so many attempts before you achieve perfection.

If you're engaged in a genre like landscape photography, the simple truth is that no matter how prepared you are, there are things outside your control that may hamper your ability to get good images. A bit of hard work and perseverance will pay off in the end.

Think of persistence as a sketch you’re drawing. The first time it’ll be rough, not quite how you want it to be, and then you grab the eraser and re-do the bad portions, smoothing out the lines.

?Some people are unhappy with the rough design and they think they’ll never be able to get it how they want it. So they quit.

Most Successful People Have Failed at Least Once

Success isn’t a first time type of deal. Many people, if not most people, will fail at least once before they become successful. A lot of those failures are caused by the simple concept of learning as you go.

They may have realized that the idea they had for a business just wasn’t quite there, or they realize that the effort they were putting into their goals was not efficient enough.

The failure causes them to learn and grow, therefore becoming better for the next time they try again.

If people were to be discouraged by their first failures in life, they’d struggle to achieve success, simply because they wouldn’t be growing enough in order to achieve the knowledge needed.

People Like To Test You on Persistence

Persistence is often something that people will test you on in life. It’s definitely a quality that people like to see in people, depending on what the situation is.

You’ll experience this multiple times within your life when you apply for jobs, ask people for advice, talk to the opposite sex, and generally negotiate with people on most levels.

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Thank you?...?I recently have been given the opportunity to get to know someone pretty wonderful, and they actually commented on my persistence. If I had just spoken to them a couple of times and then flaked on communication, I don’t think the outcome would have been the same.

Instead, I chose to be persistent (on a normal level, not a crazy one), and It made me come across as more serious. The same goes for any other situation.

If you are persistent, people will think you’re more enthusiastic and are far more likely to take you seriously.

Here's a rather lightweight example, but it holds truth. At a 'close that sale' seminar, Robin Fielder said how do toddlers get what they want? They ASK.. and ask again… and again!

What Comes Easily Normally Isn’t Worth It

Normally if something’s hard, it’ll be worth the effort, whereas anything easy probably only gives you a short little burst of happiness.

Most people absolutely hate hard work, yet there are those who just get on with it because they understand what this hard work’s worth.

The hard to get things are what most people will just dream about, whilst they continue to carry out every easy task that comes their way. The minority of people will commit to the hard work and have a much greater chance of achieving their dreams.

What’s easy doesn’t require persistence.

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Knowledge Isn’t Gained Without Persistence

Learn is a constant process. If you’re persistent with wanting to learn and grow as an individual, then you will, it’s as simple as that.

Some people learn more quickly than others, but the fact remains that more you study, the more knowledge you take in.

Essentially, if you’re serious about mastering your knowledge in a particular subject, persistence is always needed to ensure that you do.

The More You Do Something, the Better You Get At It

You may not be very good at drawing, so the first time it comes out roughly. However, you can see areas where you’ve gone wrong, and correct them on your next try.

Then you’re able to pick out more errors and as you repeat the process, the drawing becomes stronger every time.

Your comments ….

Entrepreneurship is a labor of love, and like any great love, that often means a lot of passion and a lot of persistence to reach your happily ever after.

?There are set-backs and failures and successes and triumphs, but it just may be that all those peaks and valleys are what make being an entrepreneur so great.

Perseverance is the ability to keep going after defeat. Don't define each stumble or failure along the way, as they are only there to make you stronger. Try to see the other qualities and lessons that come forth and shape who you are as you go.

Sometimes feelings of defeat, failure and anxiety will sneak up on you. When they do, try to feed your courage instead of fuel your fear. Overcome the resistance with unrelenting persistence.

Parts of the journey will be hellish and hard, but the only thing that can make it worse is quitting. Keep going. Make the struggle worth it by persisting.

If you want to become a champion in life and in your niche, keep going. No matter what hardships you face, learn to keep playing the game until you succeed.

Some days the actions you take will be big, other days your best will be very little, but keep moving forward to persevere and succeed.

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