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Persistence And Success
The Power of Persistence in
your Success
By
Never underestimate the
power of persistence. If you keep at it with much persistence, surely you
cannot fail.
While you may encounter
failure along the way, you haven’t failed unless you have accepted failure and
given up on trying.
With true persistence and determination, your failings
could be an indication that you are much closer to success than when you
started.
“You must do the things today that others will not do so that
you can have the things tomorrow that others will not have.” Anonymous
If you have reached any level of success in your life, chances
are good that you paid a price to get there.
Whether you worked your way
up the corporate ladder, built your own business, or achieved any other
significant goals, you may not have had as many opportunities to “play” as your
friends did.
Looking back, are you glad
you paid the price to get you where you are today?
Failure and the
lessons of LIFE
Chances are because you did the hard things early in life, you
can take things a little easier now.
(Now I am not talking about a
life totally focused on work and success at the expense of damaging
relationships with friends and family, I’m simply talking about the ability to
persist where others won’t.)
In 1987, I worked for an
executive search firm in the data entry department. It was my first “real” job
and at that point I knew that I only needed three things to make my career
complete: a cool title, a business card, and my own office with a door. Yep, I
had it all.
As I grew in my career however, the title, card, and office were
no longer enough. I decided to leave it all behind to enter the
‘glamorous’ world of sales.
My very first sales job was
at a placement agency, “selling secretaries.” It turned out to be a disaster,
but I liked sales, I learned a lot, and I persisted.
First, you fail
then you try again
For several years, I failed miserably in sales. It wasn’t until
my fourth sales job that I experienced success.
Finally, I enjoyed what I did
AND had all the perks of the successful rep. Life was grand once again.
Persistence paid off.
The funny thing about
reaching financial success is that many people only see you where you are today
and they don’t realize what it took to get there.
No one pays any attention when the creditors are calling you day
and night, the bills are piling up, and your suffering one loss after another
as you’re trying to make ends meet.
However, when everything falls together and you begin to succeed
in a big way, you are perceived as being very “lucky.”
The more you do, the
more persistent you are, the luckier you get
Was Jack Canfield lucky with his Chicken Soup for the
Soul books? No, I don’t think so.
Jack contacted 144 publishers
with his idea for Chicken Soup for the Soul before
someone gave him a chance.
He heard comments like, “The
title is stupid.” “Nobody is going to buy a bunch of stories,” Etc
Where do you think Jack would be if he had stopped after
contacting 100 publishers? Jack had to work very hard to get that lucky.
Be grateful today for your persistence. If you’re not exactly
where you want to be in your life, but you’re taking baby steps towards your
goal – you’ll get there.
Enjoy the journey and
ultimately you’ll reach your destination.
Have fun, because while
others may not understand your journey, it’s OK.
Persist anyway.
Lisa Ryan is
the Chief Appreciation Strategist with Grategy, a company founded on the
principles of leveraging the power of gratitude in business and in life.
Utilizing 20+ years of sales, marketing, and training experience, As an
employee engagement keynote speaker, Lisa helps companies keep their best
customers and top talent from becoming someone else's. She does this by
training individuals, teams and organizations the importance of appreciation in
creating stronger relationships, and becoming healthier, happier and having a
lot more fun in life. Lisa is the author of six books, including: "The
Upside of Down Times: Discovering the Power of Gratitude," "Express
Gratitude, Experience Good: A Daily Gratitude Journal," "From Afraid
to Speak to Paid to Speak: How Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety Boosts Your
Confidence and Career," and "With Excellence." She is featured
in two movies: the award-winning "The Keeper of the Keys" with Jack
Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), John Gray (Men are From Mars/Women are
From Venus), and Marci Shimoff (Happy for No Reason and "The Gratitude
Experiment" with Bob Proctor, Dr. John DeMartini and Mary Morrissey.
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