The Habit Of Persistence By Dr. Howard Watson

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Determination oftentimes makes us who we are as a person. It is something that is embedded deep inside the human nature. Determination is essentially the “steering wheel” of a person. It is up to the “driver” whether they want to take the effortless street or the harsh road on the mountain. Those who take the more challenging road usually results into a better reward and feeling in contrast to the boring and usual road. Humans, like any other species, would prefer to take the path of least resistance. This is not the case in this topic, it is that humans should be determined to succeed in something, because without determination, nothing would be achieved.

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The third and last benefit you can gain from persistence is achievement. It takes much effort to

But persistence is key if they want to improve, and it takes courage to do something to improve yourself. In this quote, Melinda is trying to better her situation and to overcome her trauma from the summer before: “I go to every single class for a week. It feels good to know what the teachers are talking about again.” (Anderson Pg 120). Improving yourself is challenging, and mustering up the courage to persist and keep trying could help other people to

According to F.M. Alexander, "people not decided their future, they decide their habits, and these habits decide their future". A habit is a learned behavior repeated regularly, requiring small or no reasoning. Habits are created, are not obtained by inheritance, habits can transform themselves in needs. In addition, habits are not unique to people, organizations, to be made up of people, have habits also. There are right, and wrong habits; right habits normally are called as virtues, and wrong habits are called as vices. Undoubtedly, virtues must be constantly reinforced; on the other hand, vices must be rebuilt step by step, and convert them into virtues. In “The Power of Habit”, Charles Duhigg manages to reveal with great clarity how the different phases of the cycle of habits are conformed; how wrong habits can be reconstructed, and transformed to allow the growth of both, individuals and organizations. Through the use of various cases, Duhigg manages to explain how to transform wrong habits by focusing on the phase of the habit that need to be rebuilt. The author explains how people can fail to be slaves to the "customs", and as to regain control, either of their lives or their Organizations.

Preservance, that is persistence in doing something despite the difficulty is a key factor in acheving success. It is fueled by your need to achieve your goal, the more you want to achieve it the more persisten you are. The real life story of Chiss Gardner made into a movie "Pursuit of happines" starring Will Smith is a great example of how preservance can help you achieve your dreams . Chis's goal is simple, he wants to be happy and his first step towards this goal is financial security and well being of his family. He is a hard-working, caring and loving father struggles to make a living selling bone density scanners, things he invested his

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Persistence has been an invaluable tool in my life. I have used my ability to persist to overcome challenges in my life. Singing

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The quote, “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough,” by Og Mandino is true and well-said. This quote is saying that if one has enough determination to achieve success, failure will not be an outcome. I agree with this quote because when one is determined, they do not have any intention of giving up until they have succeeded. A real life example that supports this quote is, when your grades are suffering and you really need to improve them. You must have perseverance to achieve this goal. With enough perseverance, you keep trying until your grades have improved and failure will not overtake you. Another real life example that supports this quote is, you really want to get chosen to be on the soccer

“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” - Paramahansa Yogananda. Persistence is an important trait to have as it allows one to push through adversity, accomplish tasks that they would not be able to if one did not have the trait of persistence. As defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary persistence means the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people. The modern word persistence originates from the latin word persistent meaning continuing steadfastly. Persistence is the ability to repeatedly strive for success after being knocked down and never give up, to keep going when everything else is telling one to quit. Persistence is

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