Persistence is the key to success

Have you ever wondered why you are not successful? The answer is quite simple. You stopped trying. The key to success is persistence.

Persistence is a term that is a bit at odds with the fast paced society in which we live. We want instant results. We don’t like to play the waiting game. We go on diets and don’t lose weight as fast as we like, so we go back to eating in the same manner that made us gain weight in the first place. We start working out only to give up after a couple of weeks because we are not seeing the kind of results we had hoped to see.

What if you made up your mind today to become more persistent? How would your life change if you keep trying over and over again to get the results you are looking for? A mountain is climbed one step at a time. If the climber gives up too soon, he will not reach the top. That is a fact. It is also a fact that if he keeps climbing, he will reach the top eventually. He may fall down. He may get hurt along the way. The key to success, however, is that he get back up and continue to climb.

Persistence is the key to all success. Turn your life around today by making up your mind to never give up.

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Cheryl has lived in Charlotte for 30 years and has spent many of those years working in the field of Human Services. One of the aspects of her profession that she has most enjoyed is that of being a mediator. She is currently a House Mother at a maternity home for homeless women. She is also the...

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