We, as human beings, like to be famous. We like to be recognized as important, as having made a difference in others lives. We like to be remembered even after we die. Every one of us aspire to do things which are substantial in our life so that our quest for permanence can be satisfied. We as human beings are hopeful.We like to believe that we can achieve our dreams. We desperately search for validating examples which substantiate this belief. Once in a while, we hear about some extraordinary people, who, in the face of some intimidating circumstances, were able to push themselves ahead to achieve what they want. Their lives are very motivating for rest of us and we seek them as role-models.
We often wonder - 'What underlying qualities made them extraordinary? Do I have those qualities in me? If not, can I develop them? What does it take to imbibe those qualities into my personality?'. Persistence is one of the most important qualities that help us perform some amazing things in our lives.It is a fact that no one would like to follow a quitter. Hence persistence is the core attribute of a leader.
Being persistent is not easy - it takes lot of practice. Last fight in Rocky 4 is a perfect example for persistence (Most of our tasks are much less in violence than in this fight!!) When everything seems to be working against you as you keep failing in every thing you do, you feel like giving up and you tend feel low on self-belief that makes you feel bad about yourself. At this point in time, it is easy to just quit and move on. That is exactly what vast majority of people do because it is a natural human tendency to do things that are fun and not overwhelmingly challenging. Unfortunately, this often leads to long term problems of low self esteem and feeling guilty and hollow. These will never stick with something of real significance for long enough to benefit from it. It is not about how many times you fall but whether you are able to rise and stand back.
Some people feel that being persistent may give others an opinion that they are not being smart enough to get it right the first time. Imagine that student A could solve a problem in one minute without any effort. But student B could not solve it. B had to try for the whole day thinking about it and trying to solve it in different ways but could not. Our society rewards student A for his brilliance and that is essential. But student B will be labeled as stupid and there by we discourage the habit of persistence.The educational system which aims to produce leaders can not ignore the quality of persistence.
Persistence is contagious. It can be developed by anyone who has the strong desire to do so. Sports and games always have the potential to imbibe persistence. Hence schools can not ignore games and sports.Teachers with great persistence will contribute more to students' progress in grooming them as leaders than very knowledgeable teachers but cry uncles.
We often wonder - 'What underlying qualities made them extraordinary? Do I have those qualities in me? If not, can I develop them? What does it take to imbibe those qualities into my personality?'. Persistence is one of the most important qualities that help us perform some amazing things in our lives.It is a fact that no one would like to follow a quitter. Hence persistence is the core attribute of a leader.
Being persistent is not easy - it takes lot of practice. Last fight in Rocky 4 is a perfect example for persistence (Most of our tasks are much less in violence than in this fight!!) When everything seems to be working against you as you keep failing in every thing you do, you feel like giving up and you tend feel low on self-belief that makes you feel bad about yourself. At this point in time, it is easy to just quit and move on. That is exactly what vast majority of people do because it is a natural human tendency to do things that are fun and not overwhelmingly challenging. Unfortunately, this often leads to long term problems of low self esteem and feeling guilty and hollow. These will never stick with something of real significance for long enough to benefit from it. It is not about how many times you fall but whether you are able to rise and stand back.
Some people feel that being persistent may give others an opinion that they are not being smart enough to get it right the first time. Imagine that student A could solve a problem in one minute without any effort. But student B could not solve it. B had to try for the whole day thinking about it and trying to solve it in different ways but could not. Our society rewards student A for his brilliance and that is essential. But student B will be labeled as stupid and there by we discourage the habit of persistence.The educational system which aims to produce leaders can not ignore the quality of persistence.
Persistence is contagious. It can be developed by anyone who has the strong desire to do so. Sports and games always have the potential to imbibe persistence. Hence schools can not ignore games and sports.Teachers with great persistence will contribute more to students' progress in grooming them as leaders than very knowledgeable teachers but cry uncles.
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