Persistence
Persistence is important if you want to achieve your goals, which in turn will boost your self-esteem and make you feel good about yourself. It’s about sticking at something through the good and bad times, rather than quitting as soon as something gets difficult or if there is a barrier.
An important element of persistence is accepting that we all make mistakes and learning from them. If you just quit you don’t learn how to overcome problems and will have negative feelings about your abilities to achieve anything.
The following may help:
- Break your goal down into small steps, so that it is more manageable and achievable
- Regularly review your goals and the pros and cons of options to help you achieve it.
- Eat healthily and take regular exercise
- Reflect on the things you have achieved and think about yourself in a positive way.
- Believe in yourself and don’t give up.
