#Pertinacity August 20

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Looking up a synonym for persistence and found PERTINACITY. In essence holding true to a course of action. Life often brings us challenges that tempt us to give up on a goal, dream, or a habit.

Interactions with leaders over the past 2.5 years I have heard the theme that leading during a pandemic is a marathon. One charismatic individual described it as a slog. Want to see what slogging looks like? If the answer is yes, the video below is for you.

Persistence-Pertinacity or Slogging Thoughts

Proverbs 24:16 tells us “The godly may trip seven times, but they rise again.”

Napoleon Hill wrote many books. One of his best-selling books is called “Think and Grow Rich”

The book was written in 1937 and has sold over 100 million copies. I read it the first time in the late 1980’s. There are many great takeaways in this book especially in Chapter Nine that deals with the habit of persistence.

One of my favorite stories about the value of PERSISTENCE is advice a Collegiate Hall of Fame Baseball Player shared with me. He told me that he was taught at early age on his family farm to do three things every day.

So, what did Napoleon Hill have to say about acquiring or mastering the habit of PERSISTENCE. They are listed below

We all need to demonstrate some PERTINACITY from time to time.