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I don't know about those of you in other parts of the country, but the weather here in New York has been quite fickle these last few weeks. We get a few warm days in a row ("warm" meaning in the 50's), and that makes us hopeful for an early spring. But then it turns cold again and we reluctantly put our winter clothes back on and persevere. So I started to think about this whole concept of "perseverance." I can remember a handful of times in my own life when I got a taste of what perseverence really means. One important time was when I was working on my doctoral dissertation. Dissertations are known to be frought with lots of obstacles, and mine certainly was. But I learned that a lot of consistent hard work lead to getting it done. I believe that my most important lesson from this experience was learning how to be proactive and do all that's necessary to accomplish an important goal.
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Recently, I developed a mantra of sorts that I believe accurately reflects the essence of perseverance, and I taped it onto my computer monitor. It reads "Perseverance DOES pay off. You just don't know how long you'll have to persevere!" Maybe it's a sort of motivation, but actually I think it serves as a reminder to continue working through the obstacles I encounter when I want to accomplish something I deem important. People who know me, especially my coaching clients, have heard me tell them "keep going, do all it takes," if they really want to accomplish an important goal. Like finding a life partner. I realize and understand that it can be extremely challenging to navigate one's way through the dating minefields towards this goal. But if you can unambivalently say, "this is important to me," then you have that much more power to put into your efforts. And persevere. Because "perseverance DOES pay off." So it might be easier, and lot more fun, if you let me be your cleerleader!
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