What a great word - persistent - I often reflect back to the days of my youth when my life revolved around sports - If it weren’t for being forced to attend school I would have happily spent all day, every day playing just about any sport I could find. To say I loved competing is an enormous understatement - most of my fondest memories are related in some way to my athletic career - I remember being part of many brutal battles on both the football field and the basketball court - No matter where I played the competition was often fierce and there were many times when I came face to face with many exceptional athletic warriors - Although there were many times when I would be opposing athletes with superior talent, that was never my main concern - I found a different breed of athlete to be much more of a challenge and nemesis than the best player, talent wise - It was the ‘persistent’ pest that would give me fits - the kid that would never quit - the one that kept coming full speed play, after play, after play - Those were the athletes that pushed me to my limit and those were the type of athletes I wanted on my team.
I think that having a ‘never give up’ approach to life results in success more often than not - Being persistent requires discipline and the right attitude - it all starts with how you approach each day - Are you the type that wakes up dreading the day you’re about to face or are you the type that jumps out of bed ready to take on whatever life has to throw at you? Keep in mind that you were designed to have full control over your thoughts and actions - that is the gift that we are all born with - Free will - If you feel like you have lost some or all of the control in your life I suggest trying to “Live the Seven” - The ChiForce program will help you regain that control enabling you to live the life you imagine for yourself. The simple act of changing the way you think about things can start to turn negatives into positives and you will find it much easier to maintain the ‘persistence’ you’ll need to accomplish all that you set out to do. The mind is a very powerful tool - put it to good use.