“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
—Walter Elliot, 19th Century Scottish Politician
My daughter Rachel is one of the hardest working, most persevering people I know.
Over a six-year period during college and a few years beyond, she was involved in a 12-week summer sales program in which she worked over 80 hours each week.
Despite many challenges including bad weather, barking dogs, and of course, tons of rejection, she was committed to selling high-quality educational products. She broke her day into two-hour manageable blocks of time, which helped her manage her efforts in small short races, instead of being overwhelmed by the long road ahead.
EXERCISE:
How can you use Rachel’s strategy – running many short races one after the other – to demonstrate the perseverance you need to win your most important personal and professional races?