Be tenacious
Tenacity is one of my favourite words because I simply take tenacity as my normal method of achieving goals. I know many people who are tenacious and they get the job done. But I'm beginning to realise that a lot of people are not tenacious and they give up easily.
In my opinion tenacity is one of the major character traits that many people lack. For me tenacity is simply being able to hold on to what you love and not to let go no matter what circumstances come your way. Often, we are easily discouraged by our friends who do not share the same vision as us and we tend to let go of our dreams and aspirations. It takes grit to hold on to what we want to achieve and not let others influence us to think otherwise. The good thing is we all have the desire to focus on what we want without being discouraged.
We all have set out plans of some sort and we allocate a timeframe within which we want to achieve these plans. However the biggest mistake that we make is we tend to reveal a lot to our friends before we even start executing these plans. You have to know that not all your friends want to see you shine. When you reveal your great plans to them, sometimes it does not go down well with them because they are scared that their peers will do better than them. Sometimes some of your friends will tell you that you cannot achieve your goals. This makes it difficult to understand their attitude because as humans, we expect our friends to support our dreams and goals. So what do you do then when your friends do not believe in you and do not support your dream? This is the right time to show them your tenacity. You have to realise that not all of your peers are going to realise the potential in you but that is okay. So, what you ought to do is to believe in yourself and work hard quietly. Get rid of bad company, because it does not help you in any way to surround yourself with people who do not see your potential. I know it will be hard at first to eliminate those types of friends but if they are not encouraging you in any way then they are of no use to you.
As a young person you tend to benefit a lot by just being tenacious. Firstly, tenacity helps you to keep focused. This trait will allow you to hold on to your dreams and it will fuel your eagerness to achieve all that you have set out to achieve for yourself.
Tenacity it about staying focused and understanding that goals are achieved over a period of time. It is all about perseverance. As I said earlier, it can mean getting rid of those who say you cannot achieve set goals, you cannot make it work, and you cannot do it. Well, they cannot because they say it. You can because you choose to.
Tenacity is about doing what is needed to be done to get where you want to be. It is about figuring out where you are and where you want to be and then making the first step to get there. Avoid spending too much time on the plan, on figuring out how to get there. Yes, you do need to know how to get there, you need a plan but do not get stuck in the planning stages. You need to start executing these plans. Since we are young and experimenting and learning about these aspirations, we are bound to make a step in the wrong direction but this too should not discourage you. Taking the first step in executing your plans is very important because, it helps you figure out what the right direction is and you usually learn more than one good lesson at a time.
Tenacity is different from not being realistic. I am not saying go out there and set unrealistic goals for yourself. It is good to aim high but do so realistically and do not rush yourself to achieve your dreams. Remember, Rome was not built in a day. So, set goals that are achievable, work towards achieving them and do not let those with a negative outlook on life tell you that you are not capable of achieving your dreams. Lastly, I would say use tenacity to uplift you in all your aspects of your life. You will be amazed by what tenacity can do for you.
MICHEAL KAYUNDE
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In my opinion tenacity is one of the major character traits that many people lack. For me tenacity is simply being able to hold on to what you love and not to let go no matter what circumstances come your way. Often, we are easily discouraged by our friends who do not share the same vision as us and we tend to let go of our dreams and aspirations. It takes grit to hold on to what we want to achieve and not let others influence us to think otherwise. The good thing is we all have the desire to focus on what we want without being discouraged.
We all have set out plans of some sort and we allocate a timeframe within which we want to achieve these plans. However the biggest mistake that we make is we tend to reveal a lot to our friends before we even start executing these plans. You have to know that not all your friends want to see you shine. When you reveal your great plans to them, sometimes it does not go down well with them because they are scared that their peers will do better than them. Sometimes some of your friends will tell you that you cannot achieve your goals. This makes it difficult to understand their attitude because as humans, we expect our friends to support our dreams and goals. So what do you do then when your friends do not believe in you and do not support your dream? This is the right time to show them your tenacity. You have to realise that not all of your peers are going to realise the potential in you but that is okay. So, what you ought to do is to believe in yourself and work hard quietly. Get rid of bad company, because it does not help you in any way to surround yourself with people who do not see your potential. I know it will be hard at first to eliminate those types of friends but if they are not encouraging you in any way then they are of no use to you.
As a young person you tend to benefit a lot by just being tenacious. Firstly, tenacity helps you to keep focused. This trait will allow you to hold on to your dreams and it will fuel your eagerness to achieve all that you have set out to achieve for yourself.
Tenacity it about staying focused and understanding that goals are achieved over a period of time. It is all about perseverance. As I said earlier, it can mean getting rid of those who say you cannot achieve set goals, you cannot make it work, and you cannot do it. Well, they cannot because they say it. You can because you choose to.
Tenacity is about doing what is needed to be done to get where you want to be. It is about figuring out where you are and where you want to be and then making the first step to get there. Avoid spending too much time on the plan, on figuring out how to get there. Yes, you do need to know how to get there, you need a plan but do not get stuck in the planning stages. You need to start executing these plans. Since we are young and experimenting and learning about these aspirations, we are bound to make a step in the wrong direction but this too should not discourage you. Taking the first step in executing your plans is very important because, it helps you figure out what the right direction is and you usually learn more than one good lesson at a time.
Tenacity is different from not being realistic. I am not saying go out there and set unrealistic goals for yourself. It is good to aim high but do so realistically and do not rush yourself to achieve your dreams. Remember, Rome was not built in a day. So, set goals that are achievable, work towards achieving them and do not let those with a negative outlook on life tell you that you are not capable of achieving your dreams. Lastly, I would say use tenacity to uplift you in all your aspects of your life. You will be amazed by what tenacity can do for you.
MICHEAL KAYUNDE
[email protected]
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