Persistence, A Prerequisite for SuccessDo you ever notice that very rarely in life that things that are important to us that we set out to achieve happen with ease? Something always seems to come up or get in the way. It just never seems to go smoothly. Sometimes you feel like screaming "Why can't this one time, things go the way I planned them to go?" Been there? There now?
The cool thing is that if you think back to the great accomplishments of your life and think back to what you had to go through to achieve that accomplishment you realize how much you learned and how much you grew during the process and it really makes us proud. Perhaps it was getting your degree, or running in a marathon race. It doesn't matter what it was, you had to go through a lot to accomplish that feat, it wasn't easy, but you are a better person today because of your persistance. Pat yourself on the back, celebrate your success, you were persistant, you didn't give up, you are special. YOU are!
It's true, success rarely happens without persistence. We need to become the person it takes, to accomplish the goal.
It is the same with our Success University business. It's not going to just happen with ease. We have to put time, energy, focus and money into it and then we are going to hit some brick walls and you are going to ask yourself "Why isn't this working?" This is a VERY important time. These are your moments of truth. When you hit that brick wall are you going to give up or are you going to exercise persistence and climb over that brick wall? So many people hit the brick wall and give up, not knowing what is on the other side of it. So many people don't exercise persistence and quit inches within their desired target. Don't let that be you, you be the one that is special. You be the one that is going to continue and hit it until you succeed and then you are going to be the one that can realize how much more you became because of your persistence.
I want to share a story with you. Back in May of 2000, I was an Herbalife distributor that had been in about 8 months. I had a small orginization and had been working my butt off and seemingly getting no where. I had invested a lot of money, time & energy, quit my job because I believed in the opportunity so much. I took that leap of faith.
But there was a problem. I hit the brick wall. I felt like quitting. I remember sitting at my desk thinking, "this just isn't working, it just don't seem to be happening for me." I was devastated, but then I started thinking about the alternatives. I was going to have to tell my family and friends that I failed. I was going to have to look for another J O B. I was going to have to abandon my dream. When I thought of those things, I became very sick to my stomach and I remembering tell myself this. "Failure is not an option! I can't go through that."
Anyway, to make a long story short, that day I gathered myself and put things into high gear. I wasn't going to let anyone or anything stop me. I put the blinders on and went for it. My check that May was about $170. I wrote a script of how I wanted it to turn out and it was amazing how close I was. By the following May I was making over $9,000 per month and hit a six figure income for the first time in my life.
What if I would have quit that day? I would never realized the growth that happened. The growth that made me into the kind of person it took to achieve a six figure income in network marketing.
So you see, quitting would have accomplished nothing. I would have been less, had less and all the effort I had put into that original goal would have been a waste of time, money and energy.
Don't EVER QUIT! Instead see your setback as a setup for a comeback. Persist, believe, keep following your dream and you will achieve. God bless,
Terry A. Poster
http://terry.successuniversity.com
Terry Poster is a former Herbalife President's Team member who earned a six figure income in 18 months using techniques discussed in his articles and blog. Currently he is involved in several network marketing opportunities, the primary being Success University. Find out more about the author at his blog, http://spaces.msn.com/visioncast Join the team, we are exploding. http://terry.successuniversity.com