Persistence

Persistence is the most common skill among all successful entrepreneurs, this is because setbacks are a routine element in the daily life of every entrepreneur. Being persistent is acquired by strengthening our mindset and facing challenges from a perspective of overcoming adversity. People who are persistent tend to accumulate life experience that makes them more analytical and rational, since they know that part of the process is to know how to lose and try again, learning from failures and perfecting the methods used.

In this guide we will be addressing some of the fundamental elements of persistence as one of the most important life attitudes of every entrepreneur.

What is persistence?

Persistence is the ability to overcome failures and gain experience from them. Persistent people do not see defeat as a term for their actions, but as a point to meditate and learn from their mistakes. Persistence implies knowing how to resist and to form a character of constancy and work.

Importance of persistence

Persistence as a value is of utmost importance for the development of any personal project in our lives. By estimation, only between 5 to 10 percent of the businesses that start manage to keep going for the next ten years. This is due to the fact that starting from scratch is a truly arduous task, especially if we add the inexperience that many start with when facing their first business project.

Taking this into account, it is normal that along the way we come across failures and adversities that may make us believe that we should stop trying, that is where persistent people manage to see an opportunity to learn and improve from mistakes instead of abandoning their projects halfway.

Being persistent is not about insisting for the sake of insisting, but learning from what has not turned out as expected, reformulating our strategies and trying new methods without abandoning the dreams and aspirations we have.

Not everything always works out the first time, and the things that are bigger to achieve offer more resistance, as is natural. We have to adapt to the idea that we don't have to enjoy victory with just one attempt, the important thing is not to stop trying, as we can fail any number of times, we just need to get it right once.

Be persistent, not stubborn.

It is important to differentiate between being persistent and being stubborn. The stubborn person is the one who does not realize that if he always performs the same actions he will always get the same results. On the other hand, the persistent person assumes his responsibilities without over-victimizing him