WEBVTT 00:00:06.609 --> 00:00:09.789 Good morning everybody. It is 12 o 'clock midnight 00:00:09.789 --> 00:00:12.650 here in Houston and you know what we're here 00:00:12.650 --> 00:00:15.449 for. I told you we were gonna do the Moral Series 00:00:15.449 --> 00:00:18.309 and I covered part one of Perseverance two days 00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:21.329 ago. It's been a while since I've been able to 00:00:21.329 --> 00:00:24.149 complete the next recording and I'm sorry for 00:00:24.149 --> 00:00:26.769 the slight delay, but we will pick up where we 00:00:26.769 --> 00:00:30.550 left off. In the last piece we covered what Perseverance 00:00:30.550 --> 00:00:33.829 is and a couple of quotes on it as well to help 00:00:33.829 --> 00:00:36.219 a couple of people out. Today, I'm going to show 00:00:36.219 --> 00:00:38.079 you how to actually use it, and we're going to 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:44.060 cover 10 things that can help you, along with 00:00:44.060 --> 00:00:46.740 some tips that follow. This will bring an end 00:00:46.740 --> 00:00:48.619 to the perseverance section, and we'll move on 00:00:48.619 --> 00:00:51.259 to the next morals, like I promised, in the next 00:00:51.259 --> 00:00:55.740 piece. First off, perseverance is the key to 00:00:55.740 --> 00:00:58.619 success, okay? After thousands of efforts to 00:00:58.619 --> 00:01:01.320 make the electric lightbulb, Thomas says and 00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:03.979 said, I haven't failed. I've... only identified 00:01:03.979 --> 00:01:08.420 10 ,000 ways it doesn't work. Helen Keller, Abraham 00:01:08.420 --> 00:01:13.140 Lincoln, Mariah Carey, and an endless list of 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:16.219 other great achievers have basically found that 00:01:16.219 --> 00:01:19.560 success inevitably arrives for everyone who perseveres, 00:01:19.799 --> 00:01:23.060 regardless of how many times they fail. You can't 00:01:23.060 --> 00:01:25.260 succeed or learn anything from anyone if you're 00:01:25.260 --> 00:01:29.459 always 100 % in everything or you're always correct. 00:01:29.620 --> 00:01:32.420 Sometimes you have to fail. Sometimes you have 00:01:32.420 --> 00:01:36.609 to... to just lose. It is only then that you 00:01:36.609 --> 00:01:40.189 actually learn what you don't know. Acquiring 00:01:40.189 --> 00:01:42.430 a desired job or promotion or succeeding at a 00:01:42.430 --> 00:01:46.450 business may also present challenges, but this 00:01:46.450 --> 00:01:48.689 is part of the learning process. Ultimately, 00:01:49.409 --> 00:01:52.310 individuals who persist become successful, and 00:01:52.310 --> 00:01:54.670 they learn from their mistakes. So this brings 00:01:54.670 --> 00:01:59.530 up this question, do you persevere? Or, after 00:01:59.530 --> 00:02:01.709 meeting rejection or difficulty, do you quit? 00:02:02.819 --> 00:02:05.659 50 to 75 % of the population nowadays, that's 00:02:05.659 --> 00:02:07.620 pretty much their response to anything. When 00:02:07.620 --> 00:02:09.360 a problem comes up, instead of trying to face 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:14.240 it head on, they just give up. So let's do this. 00:02:14.379 --> 00:02:16.039 Like I said, I was going to cover 10 things. 00:02:17.020 --> 00:02:21.659 Here are 10 ways to test your perseverance. Ask 00:02:21.659 --> 00:02:24.080 yourself each one of these questions, or statements 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:28.340 rather, and see if you can answer yes to each 00:02:28.340 --> 00:02:31.319 one of these. I believe in myself. That's the 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:35.039 first one. Do you believe in yourself? Well, 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.800 only you would know the answer to that. Two, 00:02:40.300 --> 00:02:44.120 I have a clear career goal. While a lot of people 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.680 will say they do, when I ask them, usually they 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:48.659 don't have a response and it takes them more 00:02:48.659 --> 00:02:51.080 than five seconds to come up with an answer. 00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:54.139 Exceptions to those who actually know what they 00:02:54.139 --> 00:02:56.419 want but can't quite figure out how to say it. 00:02:56.680 --> 00:03:02.240 Third, address your limitations. You have to 00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:03.900 address what your limitations are so you know 00:03:03.900 --> 00:03:06.939 how far you can go and how far you need to pull 00:03:06.939 --> 00:03:13.620 back. Four. I bounce back from disappointments. 00:03:15.180 --> 00:03:18.520 Do you? Or do you sit there and whine and complain 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:21.080 like a two -year -old? Actually, I don't think 00:03:21.080 --> 00:03:24.400 I can say that anymore. Two -year -olds and three 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:26.759 -year -olds, even they're more persistent than 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:30.840 adults nowadays. And it's a sad truth. I watch 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:32.680 a five -year -old sit there playing with a block 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:35.060 trying to figure out how to make the square fit 00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:38.479 in the triangle and he'll sit there for hours 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:40.960 on end until he realizes it doesn't go in there 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:45.120 and try something else. Whereas an adult probably 00:03:45.120 --> 00:03:48.539 doing the same thing with a bigger larger scale 00:03:48.539 --> 00:03:51.360 project will have to bump his head a couple hundred 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:54.120 thousand times before he realizes oh wait this 00:03:54.120 --> 00:03:57.039 is not a triangle this is a square and they don't 00:03:57.039 --> 00:04:00.259 fit. And with that, it brings up the fifth point. 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:05.259 I persist. Do you persist despite everything 00:04:05.259 --> 00:04:07.659 that's happening to you? If you can answer yes 00:04:07.659 --> 00:04:10.500 to this, then you're already on a good path moving 00:04:10.500 --> 00:04:22.300 forward. Picking up with number six. My family 00:04:22.300 --> 00:04:25.019 and friends support me in my pursuit of goals. 00:04:25.439 --> 00:04:27.720 If your family and friends per - are helping 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:30.180 support you obviously you're moving forward in 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:33.220 the right direction and they can help you in 00:04:33.220 --> 00:04:36.000 that endeavor with family and friends to help 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:39.139 you persevere almost anything can become possible 00:04:39.139 --> 00:04:42.019 which brings us to number seven can you adapt 00:04:42.019 --> 00:04:47.319 to change or better yet number eight can you 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:50.720 focus and complete projects with no issues despite 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:55.500 any issues that come up you know number nine 00:04:55.500 --> 00:04:57.899 says my goals are consistent on my purpose and 00:04:57.899 --> 00:05:02.100 values if your goals aren't consistent and they 00:05:02.100 --> 00:05:04.439 don't match your purpose or what you're aiming 00:05:04.439 --> 00:05:08.660 for then while i won't sit while i can possibly 00:05:08.660 --> 00:05:10.699 say there's no reason in persevering to complete 00:05:10.699 --> 00:05:13.339 them it's better to complete what you started 00:05:13.339 --> 00:05:15.779 whether or not it's going in the direction that 00:05:15.779 --> 00:05:19.100 you want it to which brings us to number 10 i 00:05:19.100 --> 00:05:21.980 can take an unpopular stand when i believe i'm 00:05:21.980 --> 00:05:25.519 right if you can do that Kind of like how Martin 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:29.899 Luther King did before he died Then you can achieve 00:05:29.899 --> 00:05:34.259 anything Okay And with that I would like you 00:05:34.259 --> 00:05:37.639 to add your yes scores together. Okay, the higher 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:39.779 your score the more perseverance you have you 00:05:39.779 --> 00:05:45.980 tend to have however if it's less than ten or 00:05:45.980 --> 00:05:48.939 What less than five at the minimum? I'm gonna 00:05:48.939 --> 00:05:51.699 just say less than five That means you still 00:05:51.699 --> 00:05:55.490 need work And with that we're gonna go into some 00:05:55.490 --> 00:05:59.610 tips for persevering. Okay, I Covered the ten 00:05:59.610 --> 00:06:03.310 things that you need to persevere Let's cover 00:06:03.310 --> 00:06:05.790 a few tips real quick and with that we're gonna 00:06:05.790 --> 00:06:09.709 finish up this set here for perseverance You 00:06:09.709 --> 00:06:12.490 need to clarify your goals based on your purpose 00:06:12.490 --> 00:06:15.649 needs and abilities Know why you want this goal 00:06:15.649 --> 00:06:18.209 and how you and others will benefit from it. 00:06:18.310 --> 00:06:21.500 Okay intend to achieve your goal Outline your 00:06:21.500 --> 00:06:24.639 goal strategies and your timeline know the resources 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:28.180 that you can that can help you attain it Okay, 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:30.660 including individuals and even the internet there 00:06:30.660 --> 00:06:33.000 are plenty of ways to get information on what 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.879 you're trying to do You know break the goal into 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:41.199 small steps working backwards Form your desired 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:44.800 outcome and attain the date. Okay, it's so easy. 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.810 It's so simple Maintain optimism while doing 00:06:48.810 --> 00:06:51.509 this as well. Expect good things, keep a daily 00:06:51.509 --> 00:06:54.670 diary of good experiences, okay? Live in the 00:06:54.670 --> 00:06:57.670 present, don't dwell on the past, and worry about 00:06:57.670 --> 00:06:59.970 what might happen. Let go of attachments. The 00:06:59.970 --> 00:07:02.870 more you attach yourself to something of weaker 00:07:02.870 --> 00:07:06.970 value, the greater the fear of losing it. You 00:07:06.970 --> 00:07:10.149 have to focus on things that'll help you move 00:07:10.149 --> 00:07:14.649 forward, okay? By holding onto the past, You 00:07:14.649 --> 00:07:18.670 you fear losing what you have and You don't ever 00:07:18.670 --> 00:07:21.870 want to take that extra step forward You have 00:07:21.870 --> 00:07:24.550 to acknowledge your accomplishments as well judge 00:07:24.550 --> 00:07:27.050 these against personal standards of self -improvements 00:07:27.050 --> 00:07:30.129 have the courage of your convictions You know 00:07:30.129 --> 00:07:32.389 don't change for others or compare yourself with 00:07:32.389 --> 00:07:35.490 them and try new experiences Experiment with 00:07:35.490 --> 00:07:38.569 new ways of improving a product or service at 00:07:38.569 --> 00:07:42.000 work or in any other activity Investigate how 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:44.379 successful individuals or teams have achieved 00:07:44.379 --> 00:07:48.480 similar goals and this should help you I'm gonna 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:52.379 take a quick short break right quick and I'm 00:07:52.379 --> 00:08:01.240 gonna finish this off right here And with that 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:04.660 it brings us to the next one you have to care 00:08:04.660 --> 00:08:08.839 for your mind body emotions and your spirit You 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:14.279 have to schedule quiet times to think and reassess 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:17.939 what's going on. Practice stress relievers, yes, 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:21.939 such as deep breathing and exercise. I had to 00:08:21.939 --> 00:08:24.480 wonder how to say that, where it made sense. 00:08:25.180 --> 00:08:26.819 I thought of it in my head, but it didn't come 00:08:26.819 --> 00:08:29.399 out like I wanted. Get sufficient sleep, eat 00:08:29.399 --> 00:08:32.240 healthy, and take time for fun and friends, okay? 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:36.259 That's what I wanna say. If you're always so 00:08:36.259 --> 00:08:38.840 worked up on what you're working on, that you 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:41.159 don't even take a second to take a break, which 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:44.720 isn't the same as procrastinating mind you, you'll 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:47.039 overwhelm yourself and you will burn out. This 00:08:47.039 --> 00:08:49.820 is a surefire way to burn out on what you're 00:08:49.820 --> 00:08:52.519 doing and give up on it altogether as you no 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:54.259 longer even want to see it. It's like working 00:08:54.259 --> 00:08:56.879 in a pizza place, always being surrounded by 00:08:56.879 --> 00:08:59.340 pizza. Even after you leave that place, you've 00:08:59.340 --> 00:09:01.519 been around it so long you can't even stand the 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:05.059 smell of it, let alone want to eat it. I'm speaking 00:09:05.059 --> 00:09:09.919 from experience. On that note, experience yourself 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:13.320 living your goal today. Okay? Hold your desired 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:16.559 outcome firmly in your mind. See it, smell it, 00:09:16.700 --> 00:09:19.799 touch it, hear it, aspects of your goal. Each 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:22.039 morning upon rising, review your goal, repeat 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:25.840 the process at night. Okay? And then persist. 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:28.600 You have to focus on your goals daily at a regular 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.139 intervals. Ask yourself whether your activities 00:09:31.139 --> 00:09:33.899 are moving you forward. Because if they're not, 00:09:34.599 --> 00:09:37.620 But that's not where you need to be. There are 00:09:37.620 --> 00:09:39.639 plenty of people out there who can help you do 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:42.759 this. Life coaches, psychiatrists, believe it 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.740 or not a psychiatrist can help you build up your 00:09:45.740 --> 00:09:49.299 perseverance. As weird as it is for me to say 00:09:49.299 --> 00:09:53.059 that, they have their purposes. Their speakers, 00:09:53.440 --> 00:09:57.279 columnists, hell, even the people you work for 00:09:57.279 --> 00:10:00.440 can help you as well. It's one of the main things 00:10:00.440 --> 00:10:02.159 that interviewers are looking for when you're 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:04.679 going for a job. They look to see if you have 00:10:04.679 --> 00:10:07.980 a perseverance type of personality because if 00:10:07.980 --> 00:10:12.639 you can persevere through anything You can succeed. 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:19.299 Okay? And that brings it close to my talk on 00:10:19.299 --> 00:10:24.679 perseverance and how you can use it We will be 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:27.860 covering more morals in the future like I said 00:10:27.860 --> 00:10:33.360 I do believe I've finally sold one that I'm going 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:39.399 to do next and it's a toss -up between self -control 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:48.960 and hate. We'll see where it goes. Enjoy the 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:50.879 rest of your day and thank you for listening.