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Day 12
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Persist, persists, persist, and you will reach a point where the principles
of The Secret become second nature to you. You will be come so
aware of the words that people speak, especially when they speak
of things they don't want. You will become so aware of the
words that you speak.
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When you reach this point, it is a sign that you are becoming more and
more aware! You are becoming more consciously aware!
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Keep Building
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If it were quick and easy you would have already done it. The
Fact that it is difficult and time-consuming means you're
Doing something truly worthwhile.
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The value of any achievement is built with the time and
Effort you put into it. Keep going, keep building, keep at
It and you'll truly have something of great value.
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It is often difficult to stay positively focused. And it is
Always worth the trouble.
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Sure, it would be much easier to do nothing. Yet by doing
Nothing, you create nothing.
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Instead, step forward and do the difficult work that must be
Done. With each effort, you are adding more value and
Substance to the achievement.
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Feel the satisfaction as you continue the difficult and
Rewarding work of building that achievement. Know that the
Value has already started coming to life.
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Ralph Marston
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If it were quick and easy you would have already done it. The
Fact that it is difficult and time-consuming means you're
Doing something truly worthwhile.
===
The value of any achievement is built with the time and
Effort you put into it. Keep going, keep building, keep at
It and you'll truly have something of great value.
===
It is often difficult to stay positively focused. And it is
Always worth the trouble.
===
Sure, it would be much easier to do nothing. Yet by doing
Nothing, you create nothing.
===
Instead, step forward and do the difficult work that must be
Done. With each effort, you are adding more value and
Substance to the achievement.
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Feel the satisfaction as you continue the difficult and
Rewarding work of building that achievement. Know that the
Value has already started coming to life.
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Ralph Marston
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Persistence
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The act of persisting or persevering, continuing or repeating behaviour,
The property of a continuous and connected period of time,
Persistent determination,
The sustained effort necessary to induce faith.
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Persistence is an essential factor in the procedure of transforming desire into its physical counterpart. The basis of persistence is the power of will and will power and desire, when properly integrated, make an irresistible pair. Without this continued perseverance we would most likely not have such things as the electric light bulb to light our homes, the aeroplane to transport us about the world in an efficient time, and many other things, which we take for granted today.
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The majority of people are ready to throw the baby out with the bath water, throwing their aims and purposes away, giving up at the first sign of conflict or misfortune. A few carry on, despite their obstacles until they achieve their goal. There may be no laudable implication to the word ‘persistence’, but the attribute is to the character of the human being what carbon is to steel.
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Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. And remember, you have not failed until you refuse to try again. Lack of persistence is a flaw common to the majority of people, a flaw that may be overcome by effort. The ease with which this lack may be subjugated depends entirely upon the intensity of desire, the starting point of all achievement. Keep in mind that weak desires bring weak results. This failing may be remedied by increasing desire.
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John Gray, the author of ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’, tells a wonderful story about Lauren, his five-year-old daughter, on holiday in Hawaii. She found a box of “magic stars” in a little bookstore, and the instructions for one said something like; “Hold this magic star close to your heart, close your eyes, and then make a wish. You can have anything you want.” Hearing this, she lit up with excitement, as if she had made the discovery of a lifetime, which perhaps she had. She was so happy, she held her magic star to her breast, making wishes. After a few hours she asked why her wishes hadn’t come true. His wife responded with much wisdom that as long as we keep our heart open and continue to make wishes, then our wishes would come true. However, they don’t always come true immediately. It takes time and we have to have patience. ===
What an amazing way to summarize the secret of persistence. Keep your heart open and continue to want your heart’s desire. However, this also explains why so many people loose their creative power. When they don’t get what they want, they give up and stop believing. The secret of creating is sustaining a strong, wilful intention, exploiting desire and trust, two powerful benefactors.
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We all need one of those “magic stars”, and you know what? We can have one if we just get recognize, and continue to acknowledge our deepest desires. By continuing, persistently, to focus on what we really want we can increase our power to create in life and have the life of our dreams.
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Without persistence you will be overcome even before you start, no matter what your goal. With persistence you will win. Be tenacious, no matter how slowly you may at first appear to be moving toward your goal, but as long as you are moving in the direction of your goal, you are achieving. If you are standing still, you are actually moving backwards away from the goal.
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There is no substitute for persistence. It cannot be replace by any other quality. Those who have cultivated the habit of persistence seem to enjoy insurance against failure. No matter how many times they are defeated, they finally appear to arrive at the top of the ladder. Those who pick themselves up after defeat, and keep on trying, succeed. It is evident that those who ‘hang in there’ are generously rewarded for their persistence. They receive not only whatever goal they are pursuing as their prize, but more: they receive something substantially more significant than material compensation. They obtain the knowledge that every failure brings with it the seed of a correspondent benefit.
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There are no exceptions to this rule. The minority know from experience the soundness of persistence, those who have not accepted defeat as being anything more than temporary. Their desires are so persistently applied that defeat is changed into victory. They take the chastisement of defeat as an urge to greater effort. There is a silent but overwhelming power that comes to the rescue of those who fight in the face of discouragement. If one does not employ persistence, one does not achieve significant success in any calling.
===
There are times in life when we witness all sorts of undesirable things taking place, people doing things we cannot condone or admire, or things happen to us that we can’t believe we deserve. It is at times like this that we might think, “What’s the point of carrying on? What hope is there for me? Why not just give up on all the things I’m trying to achieve and just chill out?”
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Even the most successful goal-driven people feel like this at times; all of us have these moments in life. That’s when perseverance becomes even more important, even though sticking with it is exceedingly challenging. How does one get past such challenges?
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Well, first you have to ask yourself:
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Who am I working for other than me?
Who is depending on me?
Who else, other than me, will benefit if I persevere and succeed?
Who will suffer if I give up and stop trying?
Who can I reach out to and help once I have achieved my goals?
===
The answers to these questions are obvious to most people. If you have a family, your spouse and children are depending on you. You may be required to be responsible for elderly parents or for grown up children. Even if you are a single person you may find reasons beyond your personal needs to persevere. Perhaps you may want to share some of your success and achievements in a charitable manner. This sharing may not be limited to financial matters; you may be sharing skills and abilities. This is a wonderful possibility to consider.
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The act of persisting or persevering, continuing or repeating behaviour,
The property of a continuous and connected period of time,
Persistent determination,
The sustained effort necessary to induce faith.
===
Persistence is an essential factor in the procedure of transforming desire into its physical counterpart. The basis of persistence is the power of will and will power and desire, when properly integrated, make an irresistible pair. Without this continued perseverance we would most likely not have such things as the electric light bulb to light our homes, the aeroplane to transport us about the world in an efficient time, and many other things, which we take for granted today.
===
The majority of people are ready to throw the baby out with the bath water, throwing their aims and purposes away, giving up at the first sign of conflict or misfortune. A few carry on, despite their obstacles until they achieve their goal. There may be no laudable implication to the word ‘persistence’, but the attribute is to the character of the human being what carbon is to steel.
===
Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. And remember, you have not failed until you refuse to try again. Lack of persistence is a flaw common to the majority of people, a flaw that may be overcome by effort. The ease with which this lack may be subjugated depends entirely upon the intensity of desire, the starting point of all achievement. Keep in mind that weak desires bring weak results. This failing may be remedied by increasing desire.
===
John Gray, the author of ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’, tells a wonderful story about Lauren, his five-year-old daughter, on holiday in Hawaii. She found a box of “magic stars” in a little bookstore, and the instructions for one said something like; “Hold this magic star close to your heart, close your eyes, and then make a wish. You can have anything you want.” Hearing this, she lit up with excitement, as if she had made the discovery of a lifetime, which perhaps she had. She was so happy, she held her magic star to her breast, making wishes. After a few hours she asked why her wishes hadn’t come true. His wife responded with much wisdom that as long as we keep our heart open and continue to make wishes, then our wishes would come true. However, they don’t always come true immediately. It takes time and we have to have patience. ===
What an amazing way to summarize the secret of persistence. Keep your heart open and continue to want your heart’s desire. However, this also explains why so many people loose their creative power. When they don’t get what they want, they give up and stop believing. The secret of creating is sustaining a strong, wilful intention, exploiting desire and trust, two powerful benefactors.
===
We all need one of those “magic stars”, and you know what? We can have one if we just get recognize, and continue to acknowledge our deepest desires. By continuing, persistently, to focus on what we really want we can increase our power to create in life and have the life of our dreams.
===
Without persistence you will be overcome even before you start, no matter what your goal. With persistence you will win. Be tenacious, no matter how slowly you may at first appear to be moving toward your goal, but as long as you are moving in the direction of your goal, you are achieving. If you are standing still, you are actually moving backwards away from the goal.
===
There is no substitute for persistence. It cannot be replace by any other quality. Those who have cultivated the habit of persistence seem to enjoy insurance against failure. No matter how many times they are defeated, they finally appear to arrive at the top of the ladder. Those who pick themselves up after defeat, and keep on trying, succeed. It is evident that those who ‘hang in there’ are generously rewarded for their persistence. They receive not only whatever goal they are pursuing as their prize, but more: they receive something substantially more significant than material compensation. They obtain the knowledge that every failure brings with it the seed of a correspondent benefit.
===
There are no exceptions to this rule. The minority know from experience the soundness of persistence, those who have not accepted defeat as being anything more than temporary. Their desires are so persistently applied that defeat is changed into victory. They take the chastisement of defeat as an urge to greater effort. There is a silent but overwhelming power that comes to the rescue of those who fight in the face of discouragement. If one does not employ persistence, one does not achieve significant success in any calling.
===
There are times in life when we witness all sorts of undesirable things taking place, people doing things we cannot condone or admire, or things happen to us that we can’t believe we deserve. It is at times like this that we might think, “What’s the point of carrying on? What hope is there for me? Why not just give up on all the things I’m trying to achieve and just chill out?”
===
Even the most successful goal-driven people feel like this at times; all of us have these moments in life. That’s when perseverance becomes even more important, even though sticking with it is exceedingly challenging. How does one get past such challenges?
===
Well, first you have to ask yourself:
===
Who am I working for other than me?
Who is depending on me?
Who else, other than me, will benefit if I persevere and succeed?
Who will suffer if I give up and stop trying?
Who can I reach out to and help once I have achieved my goals?
===
The answers to these questions are obvious to most people. If you have a family, your spouse and children are depending on you. You may be required to be responsible for elderly parents or for grown up children. Even if you are a single person you may find reasons beyond your personal needs to persevere. Perhaps you may want to share some of your success and achievements in a charitable manner. This sharing may not be limited to financial matters; you may be sharing skills and abilities. This is a wonderful possibility to consider.
===
Even this isn’t a strong enough reason to persist. You may feel that you will do better if you are working for others in addition to yourself, but it is imperative to find reasons beyond yourself to persevere if you want to continue when things get difficult. You need other people to help you in life. You are not an island. It also means that you need people you can help. You need others to become the real reason for perseverance beyond physical assets or financial success. What you get out of it can only drive you so far, but when there is something to be gained by others, especially if they are precious individuals in your life, you should be driven as far as you need to go.
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No matter what we are trying to accomplish, we need to look outside ourselves for reasons to persevere. Is there any better reason to continue than helping others on the road to your own success? I don’t think so.
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Like all states of mind, persistence is based upon definite causes:
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Definiteness Of Purpose
Knowing what one wants is the first, and perhaps the most important step towards the development of persistence. A strong motive forces one to surmount many difficulties.
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Desire
It is comparatively easy to acquire and to maintain persistence in pursuing the object of intense desire.
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Self-Reliance
Belief in one’s ability to carry out a plan encourages one to follow the plan through with persistence.
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Definite Plans
Organised plans encourage persistence, even if they are flimsy or unrealistic.
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Accurate Knowledge
Knowing that one’s plans are sound, based upon experience or observation, encourages persistence.
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Co-Operation
Sympathy, understanding and harmonious co-operation with others tends to develop persistence.
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Will-Power
The habit of concentration one’s thoughts upon the building of plans for the attainment of a definite purpose, leads to persistence.
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Habit
Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experience upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repletion of acts of courage.
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Take inventory of your self and determine what in particular you are lacking in this essential quality. Measure yourself daringly, point by point, and see how many of the eight factors of persistence you lack. The analysis may unearth characteristics that will give you a new view of yourself.
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Resolve in advance that you will never quit once you have started towards your goal. No matter how many setbacks or obstacles you experience, make the decision that you will keep on picking yourself up and persisting until you eventually succeed.
Even this isn’t a strong enough reason to persist. You may feel that you will do better if you are working for others in addition to yourself, but it is imperative to find reasons beyond yourself to persevere if you want to continue when things get difficult. You need other people to help you in life. You are not an island. It also means that you need people you can help. You need others to become the real reason for perseverance beyond physical assets or financial success. What you get out of it can only drive you so far, but when there is something to be gained by others, especially if they are precious individuals in your life, you should be driven as far as you need to go.
===
No matter what we are trying to accomplish, we need to look outside ourselves for reasons to persevere. Is there any better reason to continue than helping others on the road to your own success? I don’t think so.
===
Like all states of mind, persistence is based upon definite causes:
===
Definiteness Of Purpose
Knowing what one wants is the first, and perhaps the most important step towards the development of persistence. A strong motive forces one to surmount many difficulties.
===
Desire
It is comparatively easy to acquire and to maintain persistence in pursuing the object of intense desire.
===
Self-Reliance
Belief in one’s ability to carry out a plan encourages one to follow the plan through with persistence.
===
Definite Plans
Organised plans encourage persistence, even if they are flimsy or unrealistic.
===
Accurate Knowledge
Knowing that one’s plans are sound, based upon experience or observation, encourages persistence.
===
Co-Operation
Sympathy, understanding and harmonious co-operation with others tends to develop persistence.
===
Will-Power
The habit of concentration one’s thoughts upon the building of plans for the attainment of a definite purpose, leads to persistence.
===
Habit
Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experience upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repletion of acts of courage.
===
Take inventory of your self and determine what in particular you are lacking in this essential quality. Measure yourself daringly, point by point, and see how many of the eight factors of persistence you lack. The analysis may unearth characteristics that will give you a new view of yourself.
===
Resolve in advance that you will never quit once you have started towards your goal. No matter how many setbacks or obstacles you experience, make the decision that you will keep on picking yourself up and persisting until you eventually succeed.
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Persistence is a form of courage, and it takes courage to persist longer than anybody else. Your willingness to persist in the face of every adversity can be your greatest asset. It can be the ONE factor that guarantees your success. If you refuse to quit, success must ultimately be yours. No one is ever defeated until they accept defeat as a reality. No one but yourself can ever defeat you.
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When you discipline yourself to do what you should do, whether you feel like it or not, and you utilise inner strength to build high levels of courage and persistence within yourself, you will become an incredibly powerful person. By deciding in advance that you will persist, no matter what the difficulty, you give yourself a psychological edge. You will come to feel that there is nothing that you cannot accomplish and the point will come when you feel completely unstoppable.
Persistence is a form of courage, and it takes courage to persist longer than anybody else. Your willingness to persist in the face of every adversity can be your greatest asset. It can be the ONE factor that guarantees your success. If you refuse to quit, success must ultimately be yours. No one is ever defeated until they accept defeat as a reality. No one but yourself can ever defeat you.
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When you discipline yourself to do what you should do, whether you feel like it or not, and you utilise inner strength to build high levels of courage and persistence within yourself, you will become an incredibly powerful person. By deciding in advance that you will persist, no matter what the difficulty, you give yourself a psychological edge. You will come to feel that there is nothing that you cannot accomplish and the point will come when you feel completely unstoppable.
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When the difficulties do arrive, you will be mentally prepared to plough through them rather than quit. Your willingness and ability to persist are what will eventually guarantee your success.
When the difficulties do arrive, you will be mentally prepared to plough through them rather than quit. Your willingness and ability to persist are what will eventually guarantee your success.
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Have a satisfying day
Building on your achievements.
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Bright Blessings
Hanneica
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