Introduction

Everyone, at one point in their life or another, have set goals

they want to achieve. Unfortunately, more times than not,
we seem to work endlessly toward our goals, but never
quite accomplish them. Eventually, we may even begin to
realize the great hurdle we're facing and give up on
achieving our goals. This can lead to you feeling defeated,
worthless, and like a monumental failure.

Everyone who has ever achieved success in their lives has

done it through persistence. Persistence is at the very core
achievement. Those who have managed to find success
know that even if they fail, they have to get back up and
carry on. They never give up. Unfortunately, for the majority
of us, staying persistent can be extremely challenging. In
the face of challenges, it can be hard to remain persistent.

Being able to imagine success vividly is a way to remain

persistent on your path to success. And, since persistence
has been shown to be at the heart of every successful
person, it goes without saying, that your ability to clearly
envision your dreams has a lot to do with your chances of
success.

The Importance of
Persistence
If you want to reach your goals, you have to harbor an
unwavering resolution to see it through. Persistence is
central to every goal that you have in life. Without this single
core tendency, it can be straightforward to give up when the
going gets tough. Unfortunately, we live in a society where
instant gratification rule. We've become used to having
everything on-demand, and we've forgotten how necessary
it is to have the patience to reach our goals. Patience is a
skill that we have to develop over time, but there is a lot that
works against us when we are learning to have patience.

The worst part about this happens when we experience

failure. When we experience failure, we equate it to massive
amounts of pain, and rather than suffer through that pain;
we tend to take the easy way out and just quit. We all tend
to have an intense fear when it comes with the potential for
failure, that far outweighs our need to stay persistent in our
quest to achieve success.

How do we overcome failure? Through persistence. As long

as we can remain persistent, we can push through
challenges and overcome failure.

#1: How to Embrace Unfailing

Persistence
Much of persistence is grounded on the fundamental
prerequisite of focus. When you focus on something, it has
your undivided attention, which allows you to approach it
persistently. However, it is when we lose our focus that we
can lose our ability to remain persistent in our pursuit to
achieve our goals. Becoming more focused is the pathway
to remaining persistence on your path to success. While
nothing in our lives, related to our long-term goals, can be
categorized as direct or straightforward, there are some
effective methods for staying focused and remaining
persistent in your journey to accomplish your goals.

#2: Figuring Out What You

Want
If you want to achieve a high level of focus, you have to
figure out what you really want. You need to be precise and
exact. For example, say you think that it might be good to
move into a new house. What happens then? Do you say to
yourself, "I wish I could move into a new house?" Of course
not. When you want to move, you take the time to do
research and figure out what kind of house you want to live
in. You figure out if you're going to rent or buy.

As you start to figure out the exact kind of house you want
to move into, your focus automatically increases. You begin
to zero in on what you really want, shaping it and refining it
in your mind until you have an exact picture of your dream.
At this point, you start to search online for a match to your
vision and maybe even begin to talk to realtors and touring
available homes in person.

Similarly, with the rest of your goals, you need to determine

precisely what it is that you want, right down to the very last
detail. When you talk about abstract goals, like "I want to be
rich," or "I want to lose weight," you're doing yourself an
incredible disservice. When your goals are abstract like
these, they are less and real, and you are less likely to
achieve them.
After you've determined precisely what you want, write your
goal down. Make sure that you are extremely precise in
what you want, and be sure to include a due date for
accomplishing the goal. The more detail you can add when
writing down your goal, the higher your chances of
achieving your goals. One study determined that you have a
42 percent higher chance of making your goals if they are
written down.

#3: Continuously Remind

Yourself Why You Want It
If you want to remain persistent on your path to
accomplishing your goals and achieving success, you
always have to remind yourself why you're doing what
you're doing. If you want to achieve your goals, you have to
have a strong reason to motivate you to remain persistent in
your pursuit. If your reason for wanting to achieve a
particular goal is superficial, then you can forget about ever
achieving it. Your reason for setting the goal has to run
deep.

One of the best ways to stay focused and persistent on your

path is to have profound reasons for wanting to achieve
your goals. Think about this for a minute. Think about a time
in your life when you really wanted something, and you had
a deep-rooted reason for wanting it, did you do just about
anything in your power to achieve it? Think about a single
mother who is working three jobs only to provide her
children with a comfortable life. Why is she working herself
so hard?

A single mother with no other alternatives has to do what

she must to survive. While her goal might be survival, she
might have a different purpose entirely. Take J.K. Rowling
for instance. When she first set about writing Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s Stone, she was living on government
assistance as a single mother. Clearly, she wasn't merely
interested in survival but was interested in finding a way to
thrive. She had a deep-rooted reason to do just that.

As a single mother, she would sneak out of the house while

her daughter was napping so that she could write her book.
While it took her seven long years to see her dream become
a reality, she remained persistent. Ultimately, even in the
face of rejection from all 12 major publishing houses, she
achieved her goal.

If you want to remain persistent in accomplishing your goals,

you have to find a deep-rooted reason to drive you. It could
be family, like Rowling, or maybe its freedom or security that
you're after. You want to zero in on something other than
yourself if you're going to remain persistent and achieve
your goals.

#4: Focusing On Improving

Your Habits
An easy way for you to lose your focus has to do with your
internal, pre-programmed behavior, which is also known as
your habits. When you lose your attention, it can be
extremely challenged to stay persistent in your journey. The
goal moves out of the spotlight and onto the backburner. It
is straightforward to default to things we do on a daily basis
automatically, especially when we run into roadblocks and
have to face challenges.

It's easy to see why so many of us don't have the

persistence to see things through when our habits limit us
rather than serve us. This may be why only eight percent of
people who set New Year's goals actually accomplish them.
There are a substantial number of environmental and social
factors that hold us back, as well as our own personal
thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.

However, when you are able to conquer your bad habits,

you will find that it is easier to focus, which allows the
pathway of persistence to remain open so you can
accomplish your goals. If you let your habits get the better of
you, it will be all downhill from there. The goal is to improve
your good habits and eliminate your bad habits by building a
set of keystone habits.

Building keystone habits aren't easy, but it will be worth it in

the end. Many of our bad habits stand in the way of those
things that we want most in our lives. The habit of
procrastination, for example, can cost you your goals if you
allow it to get out of control. Our other bad habits can help to
push us down the wrong path and leave us in situations that
can be difficult to overcome.

If you do nothing else, you need to focus on the keystone

habits. These habits will help you form other good habits
and will help to eliminate the bad habits from your life. For
example, getting out and exercising for 30 minutes a day is
a keystone habit that will help to bring about other good
habits like taking vitamins, drinking more water, and eating a
healthy, well-balanced diet.

When you exercise in the morning, it can help you avoid

eating unhealthy foods for the rest of the day. When you
incorporate keystone habits into your daily life, it creates a
domino effect in your life. Since habits comprise 45 percent
of our everyday behavior, creating the right set of habits
should be an integral part of our lives. This way we can be
ready to take on the world.

#5: Hold a Sincere Sense of

Gratitude
Can you imagine what it would be like to not know where
your next meal is coming from or when you'll have the
money you need to pay for necessities? Can you imagine
living without electricity or clean water, and just trying to
keep your head above water and support your family?

Most people have no idea what it would be like to live in

extreme poverty, not knowing how they are going to survive
from day to day. It's crucial that you learn how to be grateful
for what you have, no matter how small it might be. While
people may joke about having first world problems, they
have no real empathy for those who are living life in extreme
lack.

To reach your goals you have to hold a sincere sense of

gratitude for everything that you have. Doing this will help
you to remain focused and stay persistent in accomplishing
what you’ve set out to do. When you stop being grateful and
start becoming expectant toward things, that’s when
everything takes a turn for the worst. Spend at least 15
minutes every day, making a list of everything that you have
to be grateful for.

Writing down what you're grateful for every morning, will

allow you to remain focused and persistent by appreciating
the little things that you have right now while pushing you
toward the bigger things in your future. Never lose sight of
your hopes and dreams, but always remember what you
have in the present moment. Do whatever you have to do to
ensure that you keep on the path to success.

Conclusion
Staying focused and on the path to success isn’t easy. You
will continually run into roadblocks and faces challenges that
will have you wanting to throw in the towel. Don't let this
stop you from achieving what you set out to achieve.
Utilizing these simple methods for remaining persistent will
help you stay on the right path to success. Being persistent
isn't without its challenges, but with the right temperament
and dedication, you can learn how to continue to push
forward toward your goals, no matter what obstacles might
stand in your way.