Perseverance Requires Perspiration

Think back to when you were a kid.
Do you remember trying something again and again, failing every time — until one day, you finally got it?

Maybe it was landing a backflip in gymnastics, solving a Rubik’s cube, learning a new language, driving a car, or memorizing your multiplication tables.
Whatever it was, it felt impossible at first. But something inside you refused to quit. You kept showing up. You kept pushing.

And when you finally nailed it — it felt amazing, didn’t it?
You felt powerful. Capable. Alive.

So now let me ask you this:
When was the last time you practiced that kind of perseverance?
When was the last time you stuck with something — not because it was required, but because you wanted to conquer it?

And no — pushing through an entire season on Netflix or finishing a pint of ice cream doesn’t count.

As adults, we get jaded. Busy. Cynical. We convince ourselves we don’t have time or energy to pursue new challenges. We stop stretching. We stop chasing. We stop growing.

But that fire? That ability to persist? It’s still in you.
You’ve just got to wake it up.

This week, I want to challenge you:

• Choose something that will stretch you.
  A puzzle. A new yoga move. Jogging a mile. Something just beyond your current ability, but doable within a week.

• Commit 20 minutes a day.
  No excuses. Miss no more than two days.

• Crush it. Celebrate. Then level up.
  Find a new challenge that pushes you further.

Practicing perseverance builds mental stamina. It strengthens the part of you that doesn’t quit when things get hard. Like any muscle, perseverance grows through repetition and resistance.

Start small. Build momentum.
Before long, you’ll be taking on the things you once thought were out of reach — writing that book, training for that race, launching that dream.

One small victory at a time.