Test Your Perseverance Quotient

November 29, 2014

Do you persevere? Or, after meeting rejection or difficulties, do you quit?

Test Your Perseverance Quotient

Give yourself one for each “yes” to the following:

1. I believe in myself.
2. I have clear career goals.
3. I address my limitations.
4. I bounce back from disappointments.
5. I persist.
6. My family and friends support me in my pursuit of goals.
7. I can adapt to change.
8. I focus and complete projects.
9. My goals are consistent with my purpose and values.
10. I can take unpopular stands when I believe I’m right.

Add your “yes” scores. The higher your score, the more perseverant you tend to be. You may be a Quester. Test your Quester quotient: http://www.questersdaretochange.com/services-2/quester-quiz/

 

Tips for Persevering

— Clarify your goal. Base it on your purpose, needs, and abilities. Know why you want this goal and how you and others will benefit.

— Intend to achieve your goal. Outline your goal, strategies, and timeline. Know resources that can help you attain it, including individuals and the Internet. Break the goal into small steps, working backward from your desired outcome and attainment date.

— Maintain optimism. Expect good things. Keep a daily diary of good experiences.

— Acknowledge your accomplishments. Judge these against personal standards of self improvements. Have the courage of your convictions. Don’t change for others or compare yourself with them.

— Live in the present. Don’t dwell on the past or worry about what might happen. Let go of attachments. The more attached you are to something, the greater the fear of losing it.

— Try new experiences. Experiment with new ways of improving a product or service at work or other activities. Investigate how successful individuals or teams have achieved similar goals.

— Care for you mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Schedule quiet times to think and reassess. Practice stress relievers such as deep breathing and exercise. Get sufficient sleep, eat healthy, and take time for fun and friends.

— Experience yourself living your goal today. Hold your desired outcome firmly in your mind. See, smell, touch, and hear aspects of your goal. Each morning upon rising, review your goal. Repeat the process at night.

—  Persist. Focus on goals daily. At regular intervals, ask yourself whether your activities are moving you forward. Additional Questers’ success secrets are found in Questers Dare to Change Your Job and Life (2014).

 



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