Persistence

To make any of your desires come true you must be persistent!

In Think and Grow Rich In the chapter on Persistence – Napoleon Hill said “there are 4 simple steps that lead to the habit of Persistence.”

Now think about what a habit is. A habit is something you do automatically without any thought, a paradigm. You do it automatically; it’s like putting 1 foot in front of the other. You weren’t born with the knowledge or ability of how to do that, you had to train yourself to walk. You had to program your mind to walk.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. ― Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill points out that these 4 steps don’t require any great amount of intelligence, no particular amount of education, just a little time and effort.

Here they are:

1. A definite purpose backed by a burning desire for its fulfillment
2. A definite plan expressed in continuous action
3. A mind closed tightly against all negative and discouraging influences including negative suggestions from relatives, friends and acquaintances
4. A friendly alliance with 1 or more persons who will encourage one to follow through with both plan and purpose.

These 4 steps are essential in all walks of life! The truth is that there is no end to what you can do. The biggest problem we have in any industry when starting out is that we feel that we don’t know enough, so we stay at home and study some more. That’s actually a cop out, it’s a way of letting yourself off the hook. You already know enough, even if you only know a little bit, you know a lot more than a high percentage of the population You don’t have to keep studying to go and do something. You have to keep studying if you want to keep getting better, but not to get started.

You must stick with it. If you do what I’m suggesting for 90 days, you’ll do it for the rest of your life. Do you know what will happen? Through the repetition of impressing this idea, pretty soon the old paradigm (habits) will change, it dies for a lack on nourishment and then you truly are free. You’re living the way you want. You are not going to let the old habits stop you.

Be persistent in everything you do. Don’t allow fear, worry, doubt and anxiety stop you from living the life you deserve. Never let go of those dreams. It won’t be easy in the beginning but it will be worth it!

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