Sunday, September 29, 2013

6V: per-sist-ence

per·sist·ence firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

In my own words persistence is to keep going and pushing through even when it gets tough. In college you need a lot of persistence.  As the year goes on I know the work will become more difficult and I will have to really devote a lot of time to studying and doing my homework.  I have to be persistent in order to keep my grades up.  When the work gets hard or overwhelming, I can’t just give up. Even though that may seem like the easiest thing to do at the time.  Persistence is about the outcome in the long run.  You have to keep your future in sight in order to try your very best.


Some other words that relate closely with persistence are patience and stoical. Patience is the ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.  Patience is a great trait to have, and if you don’t have this trait working towards it would be a good idea.  It’s hard to be patient all the time, especially if you want something at that exact moment.  It’s better to have patience than to rush through life. Enjoy the little things along the way.  The word stoical is one you probably don’t hear often. Stoical means enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.  This is a very hard thing to accomplish in my opinion, simply because I love to complain.  It’s definitely something I need to keep working on. I think being a stoical person means to care less about the little things, and focus on bigger things in life.

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