Persistence

by Kellie Lalal

You know the old saying “persistence pays off”.  How many times do we question ourselves on whether we should continue to bug, bother or poke at someone for something that we want really bad?  We all know thou, that before we can get our own way, we must prepare the way to be successful.  In Jeffrey Gitomer’s “Little Green Book of Getting Your Way” he tells us to look to your kids or your cat for persistence clues.  When you look at either one of their actions, you will see that neither one gives up, ever!  A child will pull on your sleeve, ask the other parent, beg, pout and perhaps throw a temper tantrum to get what they want.  If an adult in business did any one of these we might question their maturity level (even thou we have all seen so called ‘adults’ act this way).  Now looking at your cat, they will jump on tables, rub your leg, meow loudly and scratch you till blood is drawn to get fed.  They don’t give up when they are ready to be fed!  All of these clues tell us that if we provide a compelling enough reason to the person we are asking, they will see our way and provide us the prize we desire. 

Persistence is a positive trait to have both in business and in your personal life.  My motto is “if you don’t ask, you don’t get”.  Think about it and have a great Z day!    Here is the website for Jeffrey Gitomer.