9. The Discipline of Persistence: The greatest test of self-discipline is when you persist in the face of adversity, and you drive your¬self forward to complete your tasks 100%, no matter how you feel. Courage has two parts: The first part is the courage to begin, to start, to launch forward with no guaran¬tees of success. The second part is the courage to endure, to persist, when you feel discouraged and want to quit. a) Your persistence is the measure of your belief in yourself, and in what you are doing. b) The more you believe in the goodness and rightness of what you are doing, the more you will persist. c) The more you persist, the more you will tend to believe in yourself and what you are doing. The principles are reversible! d) Persistence is actually self-discipline in action. e) Self-discipline leads to self-esteem, a greater sense of personal power, which leads to greater per¬sistence, which leads to even greater self-discipline in an upward spiral. f) “Persistence is to the character of man or woman as carbon is to steel.” (Napoleon Hill) g) You actually make yourself into a better, stronger person by persisting when you feel like quitting. You take complete control over the development of your own character. Eventually, you become unstop¬pable. The benefits of practicing self-discipline in every area of your life are many: 1) The habit of self-discipline virtually guarantees your success in life, both with others and with your¬self. 2) You will get more done, faster and of higher quality with discipline than with any other skill. 3) You will be paid more and promoted faster. 4) You will experience a greater sense of self-control, self-reliance and personal power. 5) Self-discipline is the key to self-esteem, self-respect and personal pride. 6) The greater your self discipline, the greater your self-confidence and the lower will be your fear of failure and rejection. Nothing will stop you. 7) With self-discipline, you will have the strength of character to persist over all obstacles until you eventually succeed. Begin today to practice self-discipline in every area of your life. Persist in this practice until self-discipline comes to you as automatically and as easily as breathing in and breathing out. Your future will be guaran¬teed.
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