During the entire month of April, I’m participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The alphabet will be my motivation, though the content of the posts will be very similar to what regular readers are used to. Check out the link for more amazing bloggers, and enjoy April!
This will be a short post today. Occasionally, I have moments where I remember why I push through the grief. Why I persist, despite the desire to procrastinate, and when I refuse to give in to the pessimism.
Because some things are worth persisting for. I believe the old adage is “Nothing worth having is easy.” I don’t know if that’s completely true, but just because something is difficult to achieve doesn’t mean it’s not worth pursuing.
So this is a cheerleading call to all those of you who are persisting and pushing for your dream. Even though everyone’s journey is as unique as the individual, we can still be there for each other. And we are here for each other. We’re cheering you on, telling you to keep pushing and that the persistence will pay off.
No one can say what results will come from our individual efforts, but one can say your odds are significantly better if you persist rather than letting pessimism conquer all and drive you into the planet.
What are you pushing and persisting through right now? Share and know that we’re all cheering you on, because we know you can do it ^_^
Thanks for doing a realistic post on persistence. Far too many people go down the ‘if you persist long enough then you will automatically succeed’ line.
I want to finish writing my book and pursue publication. I have to finish the book first. FINISH THE BOOK! Then also go through more editing.
Thanks for the encouragement!
But at what point does persistence become sheer bloody-mindedness?
A clear goal is the beating heart of persistence.
Decide what you want. Decide if it is worth having, and if the effort is manageable.
Be careful what you wish for, and if you still wish it, decide how far you will go to achieve it, and then work toward said goal.
Nothing is more frightening than working at something really, really hard. Nothing is more satisfying than getting there, and nothing is more heart-wrenching than failing.
Even so, nothing compares to trying really hard, and then quitting. At least finish the race, even if you finish last.
See! You’ll be ahead of all the quitters!
– Eric
Great post! Right now, I’m pushing my way toward publication. It’s the longest I ever strived for anything, and I’m still not giving up. 🙂
Great post. Right now I’m mostly working and trying to get this move on the way. Have been doing the character sketch challenge every day so far and the blog challenge.
Wow, just as I was wondering if I was the only one whose optimism is in short supply this week. Yes, yay for those who persist. 🙂