Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 3/22/05 - Persistence

March 26, 2005

Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 3/22/05 - " Persistence "

Everyone likes to feel good. But, sometimes, postponing those good feelings

will get you more of what you want in the end.

All of us know what it's like to be impatient for good things to happen.

When we're kids, we say we " can't wait " for the holidays or some other

special occasion we've been anticipating. But the ability to wait is an

important part of becoming an adult. In fact, the ability to delay our need

for immediate gratification, so that we can enjoy something even better down

the road, is a critical part of almost every success story I've ever heard.

What's more, there are very few overnight successes. When success does

happen, it is usually a product of sustained effort over the long haul. The

rewards we receive in life are usually a direct result of the contributions

we make, and parents who teach their children otherwise are doing them no

favor.

If our toddlers believe that the world owes them a living, or that they are

entitled to feel happiness and pleasure without having to do anything to

earn it, why are we so surprised when they turn to drugs or alcohol when

they get a little older? Or when they marry and then quickly divorce because

they aren't having as much fun as they had hoped?

Persistence in working toward worthwhile long-term goals is the best way I

know to guarantee lasting happiness.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

" TPI teaches people how to manage change, set and achieve goals, lead more

effectively, and think in ways that create success. "

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Blessings,

Charlene

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