Importance and Application

1. PERSISTENCE

2.  Definition
 Understanding
Persistence Becoming
Persistent
 Application in
Personality
Development

3. The word persistence is derived from the word “persist” which means
to endure: to remain: to continue: to last:
 Persistence is “consistency, steadiness, tenacity”
 Persistence is: continuing…. Even in adverse circumstances. Failing,
Learning and doing it again and again until one succeeds in the
endeavor.
 Give up… giving up!! Children learn to walk by falling, getting up,
falling, getting up….. until finally, step by step they begin to walk on
their own….. Persistence.
DEFINITION

4. UNDERSTANDING PERSISTENCE
Most people are persistent in certain areas of their personality. There are the areas they like the
most and therefore “fun” to do but persistence is not about our likes and dislikes it is about
objective accomplishment of Goal achievement.
If you love Mathematics…. Persist
If you dislike History….. Persist
If you hate getting up early to exercise…. Persist
Persistence is not only a thought pattern; it is a habit of taking action.
Through persistence you can get success and with success, you may even start to like your
present dislike.

5. BECOMING PERSISTENT
 Become constant or consistent: Start now to exercise the discipline of consistency. Schedule
your day into your list of “things to do” and then do them. In the beginning you may make
an easy list and then increase the degree of difficulty. Your own discipline will give you
more self-esteem & win over the respect of all those around you.
 Use Tenacity: When you fail go for it again, you will fail again. Check the mistakes you
made and go for it again. As you keep doing this you will observe less failure and greater
success and soon Success, Success and more Success
 Endurance: Treat your defeats as lessons for victory. Make yourself stronger with each
defeat – endure. Endurance is:
o Tolerance
o Strength
o Patience for your next attempt
o Endure…. Persist… win

6. APPLICATIONS IN PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
Not getting opportunities? Persist!!
Failed in an opportunity? Persist!!
Afraid! The target is too difficult? Persist!!
In personality development, persistence can be used to develop all our fruits physical as well as psychological. It can
help in positive conditioning, achieving goals and finally in living successful life. Make a motto now that……
I will persist until I succeed

7. 1: What is persistence?
2: How can you become persistent?
3: What is the role of persistence in personality development?
4: List any four areas where you would like to be more persistent? How will you do it?
QUESTIONS