Everybody wants to succeed in life but are they willing to take the time and the effort to become successful? I believe that persistence is the key to succeeding. If we want it badly enough and put our minds to it then we can achieve what it is we want. I can relate persistence to my life in a lot of ways because there were times I felt like giving up. That negative thinking is what was bringing me down so I stopped myself. I kept pushing forward and wanted to accomplish goals I have set for myself. Persistence is something that will be developed overtime when you choose to work on it.
Many of use set goals for ourselves but a majority of us will either procrastinate or quit half way through it. Why is it we do that? “Oftentimes, the reason for quitting is hardships, discomfort and uncertainty.” (Lou Macabasco) A quote from an article I believe to be a true statement. A majority of us are scared of failure or are not ready to take on such tasks. For example, its almost the end of winter and before you know it, summer is here. So we all want to get in shape and have that “beach body” but do we want to spend an hour or so exercising? Or would we prolong it and wait to do when we feel like it? Procrastination works against being persistent.
Thats where motivation and dedication comes along. After setting a goal for yourself you think of all the ways and what is necessary to achieve that goal. In a student blog “Practice makes Perfect” her goal was to pass and achieve her cosmetology license. In her sophomore year in high school her teacher had told her that she was in danger of failing the class. It was hard at first but she picked up her slack and got right to work. “Every night I read over the chapter study guides she gave us and I answered all the questions at the end of every chapter.” (Practice makes Perfect) Her work ethic and motivation pushed her to even try harder. Her motivation and dedication unlocked her persistence and she achieved her goals. She managed to pass the course with a B.”Motivation comes from a deep reason why we want to achieve or have something.” (Lou Macabasco)
Persistence is something developed to overcome the hard obstacles we have to face. “Persistence by definition means a continued effort, to keep trying.” (Tough Times)Most will come up with excuses after excuses. They get comfortable and don’t want to try. The fear of failing or discomfort holds them back. “It is easier to relax and do nothing, or just live in our comfort zone, rather than face the uncertainty and discomfort of sailing thru our goals. plus, the idea of failure and hardship is unbearable.” (Lou Macabasco) Failing isn’t always a bad thing because we learn from it and continue to strive for our goals. Like riding a bike or learning how to roller blade when we were children. We fall, scrape up our elbows and knees. Might even cry but we want to learn so it keeps us from ever giving up. “You have never failed until you quit trying.” (Tough Times)
awesome essay. Good use of quotes and reasoning behind it. the examples handled your question. You go on to prove that persistence is well incorporated in everyone’s lives. I really liked how to pieced together procrastination working against persistence. The only improvements I could really suggest would be to try and use “she” less, and maybe use more description in examples.
This is a good start, looking at some issue(s) connected to persistence and using sources to develop some answers. I’m not quite sure of your question here, though. You seem to address both barriers to persistence and how a person can overcome them. Does your question include both of those? That’s possible–or you could focus on the more promising one, the one you had the most to say about. (The point about procrastination as a barrier is certainly apt, and could maybe be developed even further. You’ve also got negative thinking and fear of failure–other ideas? )
The info about how to improve persistence could be developed further. How does one develop motivation and dedication? Where does it come from? Here you might consider your own experiences–they’re also material you can use to develop ideas here.
As you use sources, be sure to avoid dropped-in quotes. In-text citations should be author’s last name (or screen name for blogs if no full name given). Also be sure to include a works cited page for final draft.