Category: Perseverance

4 P’s

Permanence, perseverance, and persistence, in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities--it is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

— Thomas Carlyle —

Permanence, perseverance, and persistence, in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities–it is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Part of Us

What happens to us becomes part of us. Resilient people do not bounce back from hard experiences; they find healthy ways to integrate them into their lives.

— Eric Greitens —

What happens to us becomes part of us. Resilient people do not bounce back from hard experiences; they find healthy ways to integrate them into their lives…

Do Not Wait

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

— Napoleon Hill —

Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along…

Keep Trying

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

— Tom Hopkins —

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Resilience

Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better.

— Eric Greitens —

Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better…

Courage & Joy

Courage overcomes, but does not replace fear. Joy overcomes, but does not replace pain.

— Eric Greitans —

Courage overcomes, but does not replace fear. Joy overcomes, but does not replace pain…

One Step at a Time

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

— Chinese Proverb —

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones…

Fighting Criticism

Acknowledge criticism, be not subdued by it, keep it within, as a constant reminder to provoke you enough to fight and disprove it!

— Will Rogers —

Acknowledge criticism, be not subdued by it, keep it within as a constant reminder, to provoke you enough to fight and disprove it!

Stubbornness Limits

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits.

— Robert Brault —

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits…

Purpose

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

— John Maxwell —

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve…