Good morning everybody. It is 12 o 'clock midnight
here in Houston and you know what we're here
for. I told you we were gonna do the Moral Series
and I covered part one of Perseverance two days
ago. It's been a while since I've been able to
complete the next recording and I'm sorry for
the slight delay, but we will pick up where we
left off. In the last piece we covered what Perseverance
is and a couple of quotes on it as well to help
a couple of people out. Today, I'm going to show
you how to actually use it, and we're going to
cover 10 things that can help you, along with
some tips that follow. This will bring an end
to the perseverance section, and we'll move on
to the next morals, like I promised, in the next
piece. First off, perseverance is the key to
success, okay? After thousands of efforts to
make the electric lightbulb, Thomas says and
said, I haven't failed. I've... only identified
10 ,000 ways it doesn't work. Helen Keller, Abraham
Lincoln, Mariah Carey, and an endless list of
other great achievers have basically found that
success inevitably arrives for everyone who perseveres,
regardless of how many times they fail. You can't
succeed or learn anything from anyone if you're
always 100 % in everything or you're always correct.
Sometimes you have to fail. Sometimes you have
to... to just lose. It is only then that you
actually learn what you don't know. Acquiring
a desired job or promotion or succeeding at a
business may also present challenges, but this
is part of the learning process. Ultimately,
individuals who persist become successful, and
they learn from their mistakes. So this brings
up this question, do you persevere? Or, after
meeting rejection or difficulty, do you quit?
50 to 75 % of the population nowadays, that's
pretty much their response to anything. When
a problem comes up, instead of trying to face
it head on, they just give up. So let's do this.
Like I said, I was going to cover 10 things.
Here are 10 ways to test your perseverance. Ask
yourself each one of these questions, or statements
rather, and see if you can answer yes to each
one of these. I believe in myself. That's the
first one. Do you believe in yourself? Well,
only you would know the answer to that. Two,
I have a clear career goal. While a lot of people
will say they do, when I ask them, usually they
don't have a response and it takes them more
than five seconds to come up with an answer.
Exceptions to those who actually know what they
want but can't quite figure out how to say it.
Third, address your limitations. You have to
address what your limitations are so you know
how far you can go and how far you need to pull
back. Four. I bounce back from disappointments.
Do you? Or do you sit there and whine and complain
like a two -year -old? Actually, I don't think
I can say that anymore. Two -year -olds and three
-year -olds, even they're more persistent than
adults nowadays. And it's a sad truth. I watch
a five -year -old sit there playing with a block
trying to figure out how to make the square fit
in the triangle and he'll sit there for hours
on end until he realizes it doesn't go in there
and try something else. Whereas an adult probably
doing the same thing with a bigger larger scale
project will have to bump his head a couple hundred
thousand times before he realizes oh wait this
is not a triangle this is a square and they don't
fit. And with that, it brings up the fifth point.
I persist. Do you persist despite everything
that's happening to you? If you can answer yes
to this, then you're already on a good path moving
forward. Picking up with number six. My family
and friends support me in my pursuit of goals.
If your family and friends per - are helping
support you obviously you're moving forward in
the right direction and they can help you in
that endeavor with family and friends to help
you persevere almost anything can become possible
which brings us to number seven can you adapt
to change or better yet number eight can you
focus and complete projects with no issues despite
any issues that come up you know number nine
says my goals are consistent on my purpose and
values if your goals aren't consistent and they
don't match your purpose or what you're aiming
for then while i won't sit while i can possibly
say there's no reason in persevering to complete
them it's better to complete what you started
whether or not it's going in the direction that
you want it to which brings us to number 10 i
can take an unpopular stand when i believe i'm
right if you can do that Kind of like how Martin
Luther King did before he died Then you can achieve
anything Okay And with that I would like you
to add your yes scores together. Okay, the higher
your score the more perseverance you have you
tend to have however if it's less than ten or
What less than five at the minimum? I'm gonna
just say less than five That means you still
need work And with that we're gonna go into some
tips for persevering. Okay, I Covered the ten
things that you need to persevere Let's cover
a few tips real quick and with that we're gonna
finish up this set here for perseverance You
need to clarify your goals based on your purpose
needs and abilities Know why you want this goal
and how you and others will benefit from it.
Okay intend to achieve your goal Outline your
goal strategies and your timeline know the resources
that you can that can help you attain it Okay,
including individuals and even the internet there
are plenty of ways to get information on what
you're trying to do You know break the goal into
small steps working backwards Form your desired
outcome and attain the date. Okay, it's so easy.
It's so simple Maintain optimism while doing
this as well. Expect good things, keep a daily
diary of good experiences, okay? Live in the
present, don't dwell on the past, and worry about
what might happen. Let go of attachments. The
more you attach yourself to something of weaker
value, the greater the fear of losing it. You
have to focus on things that'll help you move
forward, okay? By holding onto the past, You
you fear losing what you have and You don't ever
want to take that extra step forward You have
to acknowledge your accomplishments as well judge
these against personal standards of self -improvements
have the courage of your convictions You know
don't change for others or compare yourself with
them and try new experiences Experiment with
new ways of improving a product or service at
work or in any other activity Investigate how
successful individuals or teams have achieved
similar goals and this should help you I'm gonna
take a quick short break right quick and I'm
gonna finish this off right here And with that
it brings us to the next one you have to care
for your mind body emotions and your spirit You
have to schedule quiet times to think and reassess
what's going on. Practice stress relievers, yes,
such as deep breathing and exercise. I had to
wonder how to say that, where it made sense.
I thought of it in my head, but it didn't come
out like I wanted. Get sufficient sleep, eat
healthy, and take time for fun and friends, okay?
That's what I wanna say. If you're always so
worked up on what you're working on, that you
don't even take a second to take a break, which
isn't the same as procrastinating mind you, you'll
overwhelm yourself and you will burn out. This
is a surefire way to burn out on what you're
doing and give up on it altogether as you no
longer even want to see it. It's like working
in a pizza place, always being surrounded by
pizza. Even after you leave that place, you've
been around it so long you can't even stand the
smell of it, let alone want to eat it. I'm speaking
from experience. On that note, experience yourself
living your goal today. Okay? Hold your desired
outcome firmly in your mind. See it, smell it,
touch it, hear it, aspects of your goal. Each
morning upon rising, review your goal, repeat
the process at night. Okay? And then persist.
You have to focus on your goals daily at a regular
intervals. Ask yourself whether your activities
are moving you forward. Because if they're not,
But that's not where you need to be. There are
plenty of people out there who can help you do
this. Life coaches, psychiatrists, believe it
or not a psychiatrist can help you build up your
perseverance. As weird as it is for me to say
that, they have their purposes. Their speakers,
columnists, hell, even the people you work for
can help you as well. It's one of the main things
that interviewers are looking for when you're
going for a job. They look to see if you have
a perseverance type of personality because if
you can persevere through anything You can succeed.
Okay? And that brings it close to my talk on
perseverance and how you can use it We will be
covering more morals in the future like I said
I do believe I've finally sold one that I'm going
to do next and it's a toss -up between self -control
and hate. We'll see where it goes. Enjoy the
rest of your day and thank you for listening.