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Archive for persistence

The One Quality You Must Develop to Reach Your Goals

6 Proven Techniques to Gain the Persistence You Need

December 17, 2015 by Michael Hyatt

What does it take to accomplish your goals? Some people think it’s mostly about luck, smarts, good looks, and social connections. Nope. Researcher Angela Lee Duckworth studied West Point cadets, National Spelling Bee contestants, teachers in tough schools, and sales peoples, asking who would succeed and why. “In all those very different contexts one characteristic […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: Goal Setting, goals, grit, Perseverance, persistence

The Myth of Fun, Fast, and Easy (and Why It Keeps You from Getting the Results You Want)

June 26, 2014 by Michael Hyatt

The Myth of Fun, Fast, and Easy

Starting things is simple. It’s progress that’s hard. Nothing makes that truth come alive like looking back on your week and seeing what didn’t get finished. When we begin a project there’s all kinds of enthusiasm. We’re energized by that surge of excitement that comes from novelty and our own creativity. But that surge is […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: Brene Brown, donald miller, Essentialism, G.K.Chesterton, Greg McKeown, Perseverance, persistence

How to Develop the One Trait Essential for Success

June 6, 2014 by Michael Hyatt

How to Develop the One Trait Essential for Success

Success has many determining factors, including dumb luck. But I’ve been thinking of one lately that’s largely indispensable and totally learnable—persistence. Have you ever felt like bailing on that one thing you know you’re supposed to do?

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: Goal Setting, Patience, persistence, Success

The Difference a Little Extra Effort Makes

January 19, 2012 by Michael Hyatt

Sometimes, success is simply a matter of making a little extra effort. When you do, it becomes the difference between success and failure.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Effort, goals, goalsetting, motivation, persistence