Being More Persistent

KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken was just a roadside restaurant once and now has more 20,000 outlets across the globe with a revenue of more than $20 billion. The story of KFC is a true example of persistence.

The founder of KFC was Harland Sanders. He lost his father at a very young age. He was fired from various jobs, his legal career ended after a brawl with his client, his motel was destroyed by fire and his recipe was rejected 1,009 times.

After so many unfortunate incidents, he finally got his first acceptance and his fried chicken became an instant hit. He had faith in himself and his recipe and due to his persistence, we know what KFC is today.

What differentiates the extraordinary from the ordinary is not talent, luck or money. It is grit determination and persistence towards their work. No matter what others say, no matter how many failures struck you and how many times you have been rejected, if you have faith in yourself and you are doing it with honesty, then don’t stop working. Never give up on your dreams, you never know how close you are towards your goals.

Persistence is a skill which is inside every person but not everyone realizes it. Just wake it up and you will achieve excellence which will bring success. The question is, how?

Purpose

Finding the purpose in your life is a big and important step. If you don’t have a dream, how you will work, what will motivate you to try something different and how you will grow yourself. Choosing the right purpose is not only important to become more persistent, but it is also important for goal setting, personal growth and development.

The sole purpose cannot be money only. Money cannot buy you happiness and that’s true. The only way you will be happy from your work is when it brings joy, respect. That you can achieve only when you are able to help others and for that it is important that you improve yourself and to maintain that, you need a purpose which will be a motivator for you.

Plan

Making time table for a student, developing strategies for business, making policies for the government, all requires a planning process. After you have decided your purpose, it’s time to devote your time and make a proper plan to implement your goals.

Planning can be different for everyone. It depends on you. The only thing which needs to be taken care of is when you are planning do not make it too tight or too lenient and your plan should focus on your purpose.

Even to follow a plan, a great deal of persistence is required. If it is made properly, the chances of executing becomes easier or you can say that the determination level of yours will increase. It’s true that what you plan will not always be a smooth ride. At that time, you should focus on your goal and keep moving towards accomplishing it.

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Belief in yourself

The biggest motivator of yours can only be you. You know what is inside in your brain and what you want. If you are confident about your work, if you are doing it with honesty and nobody is getting harmed by your actions, there is no need to stop even if you have failed. If you think there is an area to improve then do it.

JK Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers, Walt Disney was rejected more than 300 times. Even if they were rejected, they kept improving themselves because they believed in their ideas and knew one day someone will appreciate them and the rest is history.

Friendly alliance

The people around you are a great factor in shaping your mentality and personality. More the positive ones, the more positive you will be and vice versa. For being persistent, you need to keep up your motivational level high and needs to be realistic, i.e. be optimistic and realistic at the same time.

We tend to share majority of our problems and struggles with our loved ones and a single praise or vilify can greatly affect your direction. So, why not stay in touch with majority of the dreamers, realistic and hard workers. This way, you will continue to make efforts until you have achieved what you have dreamt of achieving.

If you cannot be persistent with yourself, then how can you expect anyone to be persistent with you. So, first find your purpose, plan your way, believe in yourself and be with people who encourages you to never give up. But never be persistent with anything which is wrong ethically and what you don’t enjoy doing it. You will never look to run an extra mile if you are doing anything which you are not interested to do.

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