Perseverance

What does perseverance mean to you? The dictionary uses the word ‘steadfastness’ for another word for perseverance or how about the word ‘determination’. I guess when I think of that word, I think of the movie Forrest Gump.  Now there was someone who had definite steadfastness, whether it was during his start up of his shrimp business or during his cross country run, he had what it took to stick with the task at hand.

No matter what we do in life, at some point in life we all feel discouraged and at times like these you should cut yourself some slack. Other times, you need to give yourself a little push to keep going.

*Call a friend for encouragement (sometimes a friend’s different point of view is enough to give you that extra push to get done what needs to get done.)

*Identify a specific action that you want to take and enlist the help of a support buddy to hold you accountable.

*Do deep breathing exercises

*Brainstorm where you feel stuck or leave it then come back to it. 

*Treat yourself and take a break once in a while. 

There will always be bumps in the road in life, but with the commitment to keep moving forward, you will get the results hoped for in life.