Chapter 9: Persistence – The Sustained Effort Necessary to Induce Faith
1.
Persistence is an essential factor in the procedure
of transmuting desire into its monetary equivalent.
2.
The basis of persistence is the power of will.
3.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
4.
Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small
amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
5.
If you find yourself lacking in persistence, this
weakness may be remedied by building a stronger fire under your desires.
6.
Start immediately to carry out the instructions
given in Chapter 2. Eagerness with which you follow these instructions will
indicate clearly, how much, or how little you really desire to accumulate
money.
7.
Fortunes gravitate to men whose minds have been
prepared to attract them, just as surely as water gravitates to the ocean.
8.
Are you money-conscious or poverty conscious?
a.
Poverty conscious will voluntarily seize the mind
which is not occupied with the money consciousness.
b.
Without persistence, you will be defeated, even
before you start. With persistence you will win.
9.
Be persistence no matter how slowly you may, at
first, have to move. With persistence come successes.
10. Those who have
cultivated the habit or persistence seem to enjoy insurance against failure.
11.
Believe me, there were times when, between the
needling of my relatives and the hardships I endured, it was not easy to
maintain a positive mental attitude and persevere. Sometimes, I almost believed
my family was right. The thing that kept me going was my conviction that one
day I would not only successful completes my work but also be proud of myself
when it was finished.
12. The
Persistence Inventory:
a.
Definiteness of purpose à knowing what
you want is the first and most important step toward the development of
persistence.
b.
Desire à it is
comparatively easier to acquire and maintain persistence in pursuing the object
of intense desire.
c.
Self-reliance
d.
Definiteness of plans à organized
plans encourage persistence.
e.
Accurate knowledge à Knowing that
your plans are sound, based upon experience or observation, encourage
persistence; guessing instead of knowing destroy persistence.
f.
Cooperation à sympathy,
understanding and cooperation with others tend to develop persistence.
g.
Willpower à the habit of
concentrating your thoughts on making plans to attain your definite purpose
leads to persistence.
h.
Habit
13. Measure
yourself point by point, and see how many of the previous 8 factors of
persistence you lack.
14. Study the list
carefully, and face yourself squarely if you really wish to know who you are,
and what you are capable of doing:
a.
Failure to recognize and to clearly define exactly
what one wants.
b.
Procrastination, with or without cause.
c.
Lack of interest in acquiring specialized
knowledge.
d.
Indecision, the habit of “passing the buck” on all
occasions, instead of facing issues squarely.
e.
The habit of relying upon alibis instead of
creating definite plans for the solution of problems.
f.
Self-satisfaction à there is but
little remedy for this affliction, and no hope for those who suffer from it.
g.
Indifference, usually reflected in one’s readiness
to compromise on all occasions, rather than meets opposition and fights it.
h.
The habit of blaming others for one’s mistakes, and
accepting unfavorable circumstances as being unavoidable.
i.
Weakness of desire.
j.
Willingness, even eagerness, to quit at the first
sign of defeat.
k.
Lack of organized plans, placed in writing where
they may be analyzed.
l.
The habit of neglecting to move on ideas.
m.
Wishing instead of willing.
n.
The habit of compromising with poverty instead of
aiming at riches.
o.
Searching for all the short-cuts to riches à gambling
p.
Fear of criticism – the majority of people permit
relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they
cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.
15.
The starting point is definiteness of purpose, and
success come through the application of persistence.
16. Luck:
a.
The lucky people tended to remember the good things
that had happened in their lives, and those that thought they were unlucky
tended to dwell on the bad things.
b.
You can influence lucky breaks in 2 ways:
i.
You have to intentionally put yourself in luck’s
way
ii.
You must make people want to help you – because
they believe that you deserve their help
c.
People who are lucky make it a point to impress
their gatekeepers so that they will be the first to come to mind when
opportunities arise.
d.
If you are believed to be a lucky person your
chances of receiving lucky opportunities will increase, partly because others
hope some of your luck will rub off on them.
e.
There are people waiting to make a difference in
your life if you show them you are willing to make an effort and that you are
enthusiastic.
17.
Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only
to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
18. 4 simple steps which lead to the habit of
persistence:
a.
A definite purpose backed by burning desire for its
fulfillment.
b.
A definite plan, expressed in continuous action.
c.
A mind closed tightly against all negative and
discouraging influences, including negative suggestions of relatives, friends
and acquaintances.
d.
A friendly alliance with one or more persons who
will encourage one to follow through with both plan and purpose.
19. As one makes
an impartial study of the prophets, philosophers, miracle men, and religious
leaders of the past, one is drawn to the inevitable conclusion that
persistence, concentration of effort and definiteness of purpose, were the
major sources of their achievement.
20. The most
interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks
to its job.
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