It’s a little known fact that Thomas Edison -
inventor of electric light bulb - made 10,000 prototypes before he got it right! At time he said, "I haven’t failed, I’ve identified 10,000 ways that it doesn’t work." Some people would have given up after first few tries and then convince themselves that it was impossible. But he kept at it till he got it right and eventually he tasted sweet taste of success.
Rockerfeller – another man who’s life has met with significant success - would agree as he reveals,
“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”
What it all boils down to is never giving up.
So what is perseverance?
If you’re looking for a dictionary definition – according to Websters - perseverance is steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness. As you can see from meaning you can’t perservere if you don’t have a goal or a belief. This is very hard work. It’s about believing in yourself, your ideas, your dreams and your goals. Often in face of criticism and other's disbelief in who you are and in what you are capable of accomplishing.
Perseverance is a commitment, a dedication to yourself and having courage to follow through with your actions. It’s one of most essential characteristic that every successful entrepreneur must have in order to succeed in any of ventures they embark on.
Every entrepreneur will encounter hurdles or obstacles in their day to day dealings and only way to overcome any obstacles is to keep on going until we overcome all obstacles and succeed. Acquiring a desired job or promotion, winning that contract or succeeding at business will present its difficulties.
But this is part of learning process.
Ultimately, people who refuse to give up become successful. They learn from their mistakes.
Too many people stop at first sign of an obstacle or difficulty because of their fears or lack of confidence in their abilities to follow their ideas or dreams through.
