1) This document discusses seven lessons on the power of perseverance. It emphasizes that perseverance is necessary to achieve goals and succeed, as perseverance allows one to continue working towards their goals despite difficulties or setbacks. 2) The lessons teach that all successful people and accomplishments start small but grow through perseverance over time. Perseverance requires sustained hard work even when tired. It is important to keep moving forward rather than dwelling on past mistakes. 3) Achieving the impossible takes persevering through many short-term goals and challenges over an extended period of time. It is darkest before the dawn, and problems highlight areas for growth rather than being stop signs. With perseverance, diligent effort over time

1. 7
Lessons On
Power Of Perseverance

2. “Through perseverance the
turtle reached the ark.”
– Mr. Self Development

3. No one succeeds without perseverance, it’s perseverance that guides you through the dark nights,
and it’s perseverance that gets you through the difficult days. Perseverance is defined as steady
persistence in a course of action, in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Today I want
to discuss seven motivational lessons on perseverance that will inspire you to achieve your dreams.

4. Lesson 1 : We All Start Small
The scripture tells us to “despise not the day of small beginnings….though thy beginning be small,
thy latter end shall greatly increase.” No matter how large the tree, it was once a tiny seed. …The
oak tree sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg. Every “somebody” was once a “nobody.”
Your time will come, …if you persistently apply the success principles.

5. Remember, there was a time when Bill Gates
was unheard of; there was a time when
Google was just a thought. Right now maybe
a time where you’ve not accomplished all
that you would like to accomplish, but if you
persevere, just as sure as you’re reading
these words right now, success will be yours.

6. “The greatest oak was once a little nut
who held its ground.” - Author Unknown

7. Lesson 2 : Just Keep on Walking
You may not be where you want to be, but you’re closer than you were yesterday. So don’t get
side-tracked by your past mistakes, focus on the journey ahead. I like what the Apostle Paul said,
he said, “I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark...”

8. “If we are facing in the right direction,
all we have to do is keep on walking.”
– Buddhist Saying

9. Lesson 3 : Perseverance is Hard Work
Perseverance is hard work! It’s easy to quit, it’s easy to make excuses, it’s easy to justify why you
shouldn’t persevere. Sure you will get tired on your journey, take a break, and then persevere....
It will be worth it in the end, as the saying goes, “No journey is too great, when one finds what he
seeks.”

10. “Perseverance is the hard work you do
after you get tired of doing the hard
work you already did.”
- Newt Gingrich

11. Lesson 4 : Finish the Race
Success requires a long-term commitment, it requires you to finish the race, it requires persistence.
William Feather said, “Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go”
while Robert Brault said, “Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go
well beyond the stubbornness of your limits,” I think that’s good advice.

12. “The race is not given to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong, …but to the one who
endureth until the end.” – Common
Quote Derived from Biblical References

13. Lesson 5 : You have to Persistently Persevere
Create a lifestyle of persevering! I tell people to never fear failure, fear being comfortable. When
you’re comfortable you’re not growing, and when you’re not growing, you’re dying. Stretch your
limits; persevere from one goal to another. Be persistently persistent, “There’s no telling how many
miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.”

14. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is
many short races one after another.”
– Walter Elliott

15. Lesson 6 : It’s Darkest Before Dawn
Perseverance is requisite for success! Every success story is a story of perseverance. If you
succeed, it will be because you persevered in the face of seeming impossibilities. It will be
because you learned from your problems; you didn’t let them stop you.

16. Robert Schuller says, “Problems are
not stop signs, they are guidelines.”
Your problems show you where you
need to improve, they show you
what you should focus on; you
should thank God for your problems.

17. Don’t be discouraged, Charles
Kettering said, “Keep on going,
and the chances are that you will
stumble on something, perhaps
when you are least expecting it.”

18. “I never heard of anyone ever
stumbling on something sitting
down.” - Charles Kettering

19. “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often
the last key in the bunch that opens
the lock.” – Author Unknown

20. Lesson 7 : You Can’t Do The Impossible Overnight
Aim for the impossible. Thomas Foxwell Buxton reminds us that, “With ordinary talent and extraordinary
perseverance, all things are attainable.” With enough perseverance, and enough time, you can climb
any mountain, accomplish any task, or fulfill any dream; you just have to be determined. With time, you
can do anything; you can swim rivers or cross deserts.

21. “Don’t let the fear of the time it will
take to accomplish something stand
in the way of your doing it. The time
will pass anyway; we might just as well
put that passing time to the best
possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

22. “Difficult things take a long time,
impossible things a little longer.”
- Author Unknown

23. Let’s be reminded of a quote from Jacob Riis, he said, “Look at a stone cutter hammering
away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet
at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did
it, but all that had gone before.”

24. Thank You Very Much