Comments on: The Importance of Perseverance http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-perseverance A personal development site for self learning career, leadership and life improvement tips. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bidet http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11565 Bidet Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:08:51 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11565 Climbing a mountain is always hard and requires a lot of perseverance. When I climbed Mt Fuji I wanted to give up and turn back every hour, it felt like we were no where near the summit but I kept on continuing and it was well worth it, When we finally got to the summit after about 6 hours of climbing,we got to see the sun rise at 4 am. If I gave up and went back down I never would have been able to see such a beautiful view. Climbing a mountain is always hard and requires a lot of perseverance. When I climbed Mt Fuji I wanted to give up and turn back every hour, it felt like we were no where near the summit but I kept on continuing and it was well worth it, When we finally got to the summit after about 6 hours of climbing,we got to see the sun rise at 4 am. If I gave up and went back down I never would have been able to see such a beautiful view.

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11514 Mike King Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:19:47 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11514 hey thanks Jean... The adventures I have stay with me for life of course. The photos just help to remind me of them. I had another summit climb just this weekend with more photos and ideas to make a post about. I didn't take a photo with my friend up there, she had one of her running partners take one of us. I may see it sooner or later, who knows! Track is an excellent case of perseverance as well, YES! many sports and endurance items are really as it requires continuous short goals and measured progress. Glad to hear you enjoyed the pics and can relate with your own experience... hey thanks Jean… The adventures I have stay with me for life of course. The photos just help to remind me of them. I had another summit climb just this weekend with more photos and ideas to make a post about. I didn’t take a photo with my friend up there, she had one of her running partners take one of us. I may see it sooner or later, who knows! Track is an excellent case of perseverance as well, YES! many sports and endurance items are really as it requires continuous short goals and measured progress. Glad to hear you enjoyed the pics and can relate with your own experience…

]]> By: used tires http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11508 used tires Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:03:45 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11508 Hey Mike, man you took some awesome photos up there! Wow what an adventure you had, this one will be in your mind for a long time for sure. Where is the photo of you and the girl? Would be cool to see it, unless only she took one. As far as my perseverance story it comes with me doing high school Track, I ran a few races, and constantly my mind wanted to trick me, and wanted me to just give it up, and stop, but persistence, and the goal of just keep going, and battling my way threw it kept me in it, and at the end of it all, I felt such am awesome feeling as I completed the long distance races. Till then, Jean Hey Mike, man you took some awesome photos up there! Wow what an adventure you had, this one will be in your mind for a long time for sure. Where is the photo of you and the girl? Would be cool to see it, unless only she took one.

As far as my perseverance story it comes with me doing high school Track, I ran a few races, and constantly my mind wanted to trick me, and wanted me to just give it up, and stop, but persistence, and the goal of just keep going, and battling my way threw it kept me in it, and at the end of it all, I felt such am awesome feeling as I completed the long distance races.

Till then,

Jean

]]> By: Farnoosh http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11457 Farnoosh Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:04:08 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11457 Mike, I am going to think of my spin class that way - especially when we go into those fast sprints which still kick my you-know but guess what? I have so much more stamina now for that super power yoga 100-minute class that I do twice a week, although flexibility suffers from hard intense cardio so I have to do even more hip openers and stretches to stay limber. Really, that leaves time for what, a little eating and sleep? :) Thank you for encouraging me and sharing your beautiful appreciation of Mother Nature on your rides! Mike, I am going to think of my spin class that way – especially when we go into those fast sprints which still kick my you-know but guess what? I have so much more stamina now for that super power yoga 100-minute class that I do twice a week, although flexibility suffers from hard intense cardio so I have to do even more hip openers and stretches to stay limber. Really, that leaves time for what, a little eating and sleep? :)
Thank you for encouraging me and sharing your beautiful appreciation of Mother Nature on your rides!

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11439 Mike King Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:38:32 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11439 @Farnoosh - Thanks so much for your comments. Great examples of living it up and staying healthy you have as well. I guess sometimes living near the mountains and my adventurous spirit its easy to take for granted what you face in your normal day to day life. Its funny how sometimes I can go out riding for hours and not really think about anything but my majestic creator from the obvious beauty in front of me and other times it is a mind exercise to figure out what drives me onward, why I think the way I do or how to use that time for creating or enhancing a story afterward. Anyway, keep up the hard work, enjoy the SPIN class and don't think about what makes it tough or why it is hard, think about how its so worth it and how much better you are getting as a result!!! @Farnoosh – Thanks so much for your comments. Great examples of living it up and staying healthy you have as well. I guess sometimes living near the mountains and my adventurous spirit its easy to take for granted what you face in your normal day to day life. Its funny how sometimes I can go out riding for hours and not really think about anything but my majestic creator from the obvious beauty in front of me and other times it is a mind exercise to figure out what drives me onward, why I think the way I do or how to use that time for creating or enhancing a story afterward.

Anyway, keep up the hard work, enjoy the SPIN class and don’t think about what makes it tough or why it is hard, think about how its so worth it and how much better you are getting as a result!!!

]]> By: Farnoosh http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11425 Farnoosh Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:57:49 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11425 Mike, I am late to your story but it's brilliant. What I do in comparison is child's play but my spinning class is KICKING my BUTT! I am having a hard time. My heart-rate has never reached these levels and it's not that I am out of shape. I do serious power yoga, dance, walk hours on end when on vacation and I got stairs in my house that get run over 2 dozen time a day! But it's hard hard hard to get the boy back into that cardio zone.....I love it though. And one day when I have enough courage like you, I may climb a mountain. Your photos are stunning but your story is brilliant. THANK YOU for sharing! Mike, I am late to your story but it’s brilliant. What I do in comparison is child’s play but my spinning class is KICKING my BUTT! I am having a hard time. My heart-rate has never reached these levels and it’s not that I am out of shape. I do serious power yoga, dance, walk hours on end when on vacation and I got stairs in my house that get run over 2 dozen time a day! But it’s hard hard hard to get the boy back into that cardio zone…..I love it though. And one day when I have enough courage like you, I may climb a mountain. Your photos are stunning but your story is brilliant. THANK YOU for sharing!

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11355 Mike King Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:17:23 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11355 @miranda - I'll have to thank you for the compliment and disagree with you. The whole idea of perseverance actually begs to differ with you. If you truly wanted to do this and decide with conviction, you absolutely can. It may take some time and a lot of dedication and trial, but you could do it... Anyone can really if they are mobile enough. Don't limit yourself by what you say you can't do, that's dangerous self talk!!! Persevere instead!!! :) @Vincent - Excellent example and that kind of perseverance works for so many things. Just break it down into smaller steps and tackle them one at a time, all the time knowing the end goal. Powerful stuff for sure! Thanks for the comments and compliments on the photos. @Walter - The mystery is unique and complex with each person I am sure. And perseverance may be the answer but gaining that attribute is what needs to be solved. You need to have something that drives you to be persistent, some internal motivation to push on and take the necessary steps. Everyone has different things as well, you need to draw on what you enjoy, times you've enjoyed similar activities and use that to practice persistence with some drive. You've get there, with practice! Push on! @miranda – I’ll have to thank you for the compliment and disagree with you. The whole idea of perseverance actually begs to differ with you. If you truly wanted to do this and decide with conviction, you absolutely can. It may take some time and a lot of dedication and trial, but you could do it… Anyone can really if they are mobile enough. Don’t limit yourself by what you say you can’t do, that’s dangerous self talk!!! Persevere instead!!! :)

@Vincent – Excellent example and that kind of perseverance works for so many things. Just break it down into smaller steps and tackle them one at a time, all the time knowing the end goal. Powerful stuff for sure! Thanks for the comments and compliments on the photos.

@Walter – The mystery is unique and complex with each person I am sure. And perseverance may be the answer but gaining that attribute is what needs to be solved. You need to have something that drives you to be persistent, some internal motivation to push on and take the necessary steps. Everyone has different things as well, you need to draw on what you enjoy, times you’ve enjoyed similar activities and use that to practice persistence with some drive. You’ve get there, with practice! Push on!

]]> By: Walter http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11351 Walter Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:03:52 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11351 It is still a mystery to me why it's difficult to be persistent. At this point in my life I'm pursuing a goal but it seem like I feel like I'm not achieving anything despite the bits of success I have from time to time. Perhaps I need to be still and keep my focus, a day will come when I will finally reach the top. Thanks for this encouraging post. :-) It is still a mystery to me why it’s difficult to be persistent. At this point in my life I’m pursuing a goal but it seem like I feel like I’m not achieving anything despite the bits of success I have from time to time. Perhaps I need to be still and keep my focus, a day will come when I will finally reach the top.

Thanks for this encouraging post. :-)

]]> By: Vincent Nguyen http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11334 Vincent Nguyen Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:46:09 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11334 Wow, wow and wow my friend. Your pictures are stunning and I bet each step of your hike and each rotation of your unicycle was "well worth it"? :-D “When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.” ---Japanese Prover--- Your article reminded me of a story when I took my friend out to the Grouse Grind (which is crazy steep)for the first time. We were barely halfway up and he was weezing and moaning in pain because of lactic acid build up. He was going to give up. However, I devised a game where I asked him to point to me the next tree stump/trunk he sees above us and go to it and then rest. Next stump/trunk and then rest. Next thing you know it, we reached the top and he was invigorated. No matter what activity, project or goal you have...you have to go all the way and finish it...no matter what, because the most beautiful creations/results/phenomenon will appear as long as you are willing to "persevere". Like what Mike said :-) Wow, wow and wow my friend.

Your pictures are stunning and I bet each step of your hike and each rotation of your unicycle was “well worth it”? :-D

“When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.”
—Japanese Prover—

Your article reminded me of a story when I took my friend out to the Grouse Grind (which is crazy steep)for the first time. We were barely halfway up and he was weezing and moaning in pain because of lactic acid build up. He was going to give up.
However, I devised a game where I asked him to point to me the next tree stump/trunk he sees above us and go to it and then rest. Next stump/trunk and then rest.
Next thing you know it, we reached the top and he was invigorated.

No matter what activity, project or goal you have…you have to go all the way and finish it…no matter what, because the most beautiful creations/results/phenomenon will appear as long as you are willing to “persevere”.

Like what Mike said :-)

]]> By: Miranda Cruz http://LearnThis.ca/2010/06/the-importance-of-perseverance/#comment-11329 Miranda Cruz Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:40:39 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=3194#comment-11329 What a really remarkable feat Mike. I can never do what you just did. Truly remarkable. What a really remarkable feat Mike. I can never do what you just did. Truly remarkable.

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