Persist with out exception

Definition (Webster online dictionary) Persist: to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning; to continue to exist especially past a usual, expected, or normal time.

I like that, resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition. How many times have we made a goal and then quit when told that it was too much or too big a goal? How often to we quit when are so close but just can't seem to get that last little bit? What would of happened if we had just persisted just a little bit more, or ignored the detractors. I like to call the naysayers, detractors, etc "Monkey Chatter". Seems rude but then isn't it rude of these people to try and stop you from reaching your goal. For example, I have a goal to weight 180lbs, I currently weight 275, and I started at 297. I have had some tell me that I will 'never' reach 180. Do I listen to them? NO. I use what I have learned with personal development ant Weight Watchers. I know that I can achieve this weight.

So the next time someone tells you about a goal or project and you think it is too big for them, instead of trying to discourage them, encourage and support.

I went to listen to Andy Andrews talk. He has a great perspective on Persistance. One of his 7 Decisions for success is 'Persist Without Exception'. Just when you think you have tried everything, done everything or thought of everything, that is the time to get stubborn and persist.

In the book 'Think and Grow Rich', Napolean Hill tells a story. In the gold rush days in Colorado a man and his uncle had started a mine. They had mined enough gold/silver to pay off the startup costs but then the vein of ore stopped. They kept digging for awhile but then gave up and sold the equipment and rights to a junk man. This junk man decided to get an experts opinion so he had a mining engineer look at the mine. The engineer found that the ore would contiue on just 3 feet from where the man and his uncle had stopped. This mine end up being one of the richest in Colorado. If the man and uncle had just persisted a little further they would have been rich.

What am I trying say? For anything you want to accomplish one of the traits you should use is persistence and persistence with out exception.

Andy Andrews on Amazon
Napolean Hill on Amazon