Perseverance Means Never Giving Up

Perseverance means never quitting. As a leadership keynote speaker, I try to make this point as many times as I can to my audiences when I talk about these critical success principles. There are many true stories about people who have demonstrated this trait.  Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb, or Lance Armstrong fighting cancer and winning the “Tour de France” for the sixth consecutive time. The fact is, they would not allow themselves to give up. They, by their actions, demonstrated that they knew how to “Be Fearless, Step Up  and Play Big”.  And, the “act” of not giving up has to be practiced and developed into a habit.  In addition, the concept of perseverance and never giving up is often surfaced when working with my coaching clients, guiding them through the many challenges they face. 

We all have a dream or a goal that we would like to accomplish. Often times the difference between accomplishing the goal or not is how strong your belief is to overcome the  obstacles that you will face. Have you ever thought about why some people never reach their personal or business goals? Sometimes there are good reasons that are beyond their control. Often, howver,  it is because they lacked perseverance. The fact is, very few people get it right the first time, or the second or even the third time. The difference is that they learn from their past mistakes and adjust their approach going forward. In other, words, they don’t give up. They live with the belief that in life, there are no mistakes, just a variety of learning experiences.

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