Persistence Always Wins
Any great accomplishment that has ever been achieved has been
brought about and made possible by an all important trait called
persistence.
Have you ever thought about how many things "might have been" in
our world, that don't currently exist simply because the person
or persons that initially had an inspired idea, failed to act on
it or gave up before seeing it through and making it a reality?
How many times have you had an idea that, at the time it was
conceived, seemed somehow almost magically inspired by something
outside of yourself and you knew somehow, somewhere down deep
within, that it was the right thing to do and the best possible
path for you to take at the time?
How many times have you truly believed that there was no
possible way that it could fail to produce the results you first
anticipated and visualized, only to find that after a short
time, and after much outside opinion, human analysis, and
"logical thinking", you allowed doubt to creep in, and that
initial feeling of certainty and assurance melted away, only to
later rationalize that it "Must not have been meant to be"
because you encountered some opinion or obstacle that seemed to
hard to overcome?
How many times have you given up on an idea or project that you
were certain about, and initially knew couldn't fail, simply
because people within your circle of influence convinced you
that it just wasn't feasible, and that those dreams and ideals
you held fell outside of the boundaries of what's logical?
How many times have you allowed the nay sayers to contaminate
and effect that initial "knowing" and turn it in to doubt, which
resulted in you giving up and never completing what you knew at
one point was most definitely the right thing to do?
If you're like most, it's happened innumerable times.
So many great, inspired, and original ideas which would
inevitably lead to incredible advancements in human evolution
are lost daily, discarded and left floating out in a vast
universal collectiveness of unfulfilled and wasted hopes,
dreams, and ideals.
So many incredible possibilities derived through individual
thought, abandoned due to self limiting and humanistic
reasoning, or over-analysis, which drowned out what may have
been known as the worlds next great discovery.
Think for a moment about some the greatest discoveries in human
history. Many, I'm sure fail to think about and actually take
for granted where so many of these incredible discoveries were
derived from and the unshakable persistence that the inventors
who made them possible must have possessed.
I can only imagine the conversations that must have taken place
between Thomas Edison and those within his circle of influence
prior to the discovery of electricity. It's almost humorous to
think about some of the snide and snickering comments that must
have been aimed at the Wright Brothers before they achieved
flight. I can only imagine the gossip that must have circulated
concerning Alexander Graham Bell. I wonder how many, in the
times of Christopher Columbus were absolutely convinced that he
would never return, certain that he would meet his doom by
sailing over the edge of a flat world?
Each of these great accomplishments, completed by mere men,
began as an inspired thought or idea, combined with a deep inner
knowing, and were only made possible due to a sincere desire,
combined with an undying and relentless persistence.
These few examples are just a small portion of many that could
be referred to. Look around at your environment and think about
all the awesome discoveries that exist within it. Try to fathom
what the inventors of so many incredible accomplishments must
have endured prior to realizing the actualization of each
originally inspired thought, each of which changed the course of
history in a huge way.
I can assure you, each and every one of them had the all
important quality of unshakable persistence. You can bet they
didn't allow pessimism, laughter, snide comments of onlookers,
ill given advice from well meaning friends and relatives, or
outside negative influence of any sort to interfere, long term,
with what they knew down deep was possible, and eventually,
through persistence, turned in to reality.
You can be assured they didn't allow negative self talk and
over-analysis to deter them from what they recognized initially
as possibility.
How about you? What dreams or ideas do you have or have you had
in the past that were thwarted due to this type of outside
influence?
What dreams or ideas do you currently hold? Do you have a dream
of a currently non- existent product or service? Do you desire
to become wealthy? Do you have a vision of making a positive
world wide impact in the lives of hundreds of thousands of
people? Maybe at this point your sights are not set quite that
high, but instead you just want to provide your family with a
better life, or change your career to one that is more pleasing
to you.
Regardless of what your dream may be, and no matter how big or
small it is, if you had the ability to think it, you can most
certainly and surely have the ability to accomplish it, if
you'll choose to persist.
You have within you the ability to bring even the most seemingly
far fetched ideas and notions into physical existence if you
will choose to persist, and combine that persistence with a few
other essential ingredients.
What are these other Ingredients?
Recipe For Success...
* Develop a firm resolve to persist with your original
inspired ideas, regardless of the circumstances.
* Consistently go within and absorb the wisdom and
knowledge that is available and necessary to see them through
and bring them into fruition.
* Develop a plan to put that newly attained knowledge
into methodical and focused daily action.
* Learn to become totally conscious of your moment by
moment thoughts and only contemplate on and allow only those
that would serve to advance your vision.
* Associate with like minded people, and absorb yourself
in information that possess and promote the same attitude of
possibility, and stay away from those that would attempt to
squash your dreams. Daily feed your mind with material of hope
and possibility and refuse to absorb the negativity of the daily
news, and other pessimistic views of the outside world.
* Persist in thinking about, visualizing, and
contemplating the end result in your minds eye and continually
focus your attention on what is going right instead of what may
appear to be going wrong. Develop the attitude that all things,
no matter how they may appear based on your current human
understanding are happening for a "greater good" and are
happening only to assist you in your continued growth.
* Learn to recognize the mistakes that you may make along
the way as building blocks that bring you one step closer to
your desired outcome.
* Keep moving forward, seeing each small step as major
progress and one step closer to your inevitable outcome of
success. Express gratitude for those small successes.
* Resolve to keep on keeping on regardless of external
appearances and perceptions, and you will eventually enable
yourself to taste the sweet fruit that is derived from your
efforts.
There are so many that quit just prior to reaching and realizing
their desired outcomes. Too many fail to persist in following
through with an initial inspired thought which would have a
major impact in transforming their lives and the lives of
others. Don't allow yourself to be one of them. Persist and you
will succeed.
An appropriate quote from an unknown author is...
"Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he
didn't fall there."
Discover your passions. Explore and acknowledge your deepest
desires. Identify your mountain, start climbing, and persist
until you reach the pinnacle. The Rewards are Immeasurable and
the View is Incredible.
Winners Persist. Persistence Always Wins. Be a Winner.