{"id":44165,"date":"2021-07-25T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=44165"},"modified":"2024-11-07T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T22:38:09","slug":"lack-of-persistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/lack-of-persistence\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Lack of Persistence, and How to Fix It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can you recognize a lack of persistence? How do you build persistence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you can\u2019t summon the willpower to overcome obstacles<\/a> and to keep pushing towards your goals, you need to improve your persistence. Lack of persistence can be fixed through the strengthening of your desire to succeed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to discover how to identify and fix the symptoms of lack of persistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Are the Symptoms of Lack of Persistence<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t transform thoughts and desires into money without persistence. You\u2019ll inevitably run into obstacles in the pursuit of your goal, and you need the willpower to keep pushing through<\/a> those obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While most people give up at the first sign of difficulty, successful people persist with unstoppable willpower and desire. Those who carry on with single-minded determination despite opposition may be seen as cold-blooded or ruthless, but what they are doing is simply exerting the will to achieve their desire. If you suffer from a lack of persistence, you won\u2019t succeed at anything significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: When Howard Schultz first opened Starbucks, it lost money for three straight years, including more than $1 million in 1989 alone. But Schultz never gave up. He believed strongly that his plans for building a chain of coffee shops were solid, and the company would soon be profitable. Eventually his Seattle stores did become profitable and he expanded the business to other cities and then other countries, making Schultz one of the world\u2019s richest people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge of following the principles outlined in this book for achieving riches is itself a test of your persistence. The process of learning to be persistent can be slow at first, like that of surfacing from a deep dream in which you can\u2019t move \u2014 you start to awaken slowly, willing yourself to regain control of one set of muscles at a time, until you finally \u201csnap\u2019 awake. If you don\u2019t have ideal persistence today, you can build persistence gradually, until one day you suddenly awaken and get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four requirements for developing persistence are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A specific goal or purpose, and an all-consuming desire to achieve it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A specific plan that you pursue non-stop. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. A mind that blocks out negativity and discouragement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. A Master Mind group whose members encourage you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Your payoff for following these four steps is the ability to write your own ticket in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You should also examine yourself methodically for signs of lack of persistence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n