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Persistence

The third "P." If you've been following the blog over the past few weeks, you know I've been going back over my 5 "P" belief system. It's pretty basic and simple. It's truly what I have found in the past to guide me on the journey to achieving my goals and dreams. If you didn't read the first two "P's"...read them.😉 The first is purpose and the second is passion...and now onto persistence.

The achievement of goals and dreams don't always tend to come easily. At times, they do, but for the most part they are a work in progress. Reaching them and having an achievement is satisfying and elating at the same time. However, it's the journey in getting there that causes that end result of what I think of as "happiness." Without the twists and turns and even bumps along the way in seeing your dreams and goals manifest, I'm not certain that the feelings of achievement would be all that great. That's why I think you should set goals that are a bit beyond what feels realistic. When I set a goal at twenty-two-years old to be a New York Times best-selling author that felt pretty out of reach. At that time it was beyond realistic for me in many ways. It took over two decades to reach the goal and the journey had tons of twists, turns and bumps. However, when I reached it the joy and sense of accomplishment was an incredible high.

What got me there beyond knowing my purpose and feeling passionate about it was persistence. Even when I hit rough patches, it was about sitting down in front of a computer or jotting down notes in a notepad, or attending a workshop, or reading a book on writing that got me to the result I desired. It ultimately was a constant practice of writing.

I'm fortunate to be surrounded by highly motivated people and achievers. My daughter is a competitive equestrian in the world of there day eventing. In that world, I know many of the top riders here in the US and internationally and I can tell you that it is one extremely tough sport. But what makes the top riders stand out is their daily practices. It is their commitment to their horses and their sport that paired with persistence, which has put them at the top of their game.

It's like that with anything in life. To me, that includes personal relationships with the people you love in your family and with your friends. To achieve solid "goodness" in any area of our lives, I believe we need to ask the question...am I being persistent in doing the best I can daily in the areas that I truly want to achieve in?

So...what are you persistent at? What does the journey look like for you?

Have a wonderful week!

Cheers,
Michele

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