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Stephen Guise, Bestselling Author of “Mini Habits:
Smaller Habits, Bigger Results”
On my way to becoming an internationally-best-selling author with my first
book, which is now being translated into a dozen languages, one might think I’m
an overnight success. But truly, I nearly quit my blog – the one I needed to
launch this book – six separate times! It was persistence that brought me to
where I am, and there were two key things that helped me keep going.
First, I didn’t start the blog because I wanted to make money. I started the
blog because I enjoyed analyzing life through words, and wanted to share my
ideas with more than just family and friends. When I didn’t get a lot of attention
for the first couple of years, I remembered that I didn’t write because I wanted
money or fame. This detached my work from results, which allowed me to
continue.
Second, I believed in what I was doing. If you don’t believe in what you’re
doing, persistence is going to be nearly impossible. Self-belief in general or in a
particular area comes with practice. I had been writing for a year before I
considered quitting the first time, and I had developed into a better writer in that
time. Seeing that improvement also helped me to keep going.
To summarize, persist by first connecting your pursuit to a genuine interest
that’s not driven by superficial things like money or fame. This interest can drive
you to the point where you’ll see progress and improvement. Then, you’ll see
progress and develop a self-belief that if you can’t do it now, you’ll get there
soon.
Buy Stephen’s book Mini Habits here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGKNBDK
Joel Runyon, Blogger at ImpossibleHQ.com

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You need one thing. One thing to hold onto. One amazingly rock—solid
reason for doing what you’re doing. You need to have a bulletproof answer to
the question, “Why am I doing this?” Because when your lungs are screaming,
your body is tired, your brain is fried and every ounce of your being wants to
quit – you need to be able to come back to that one thing, and let it be what
makes you take the next step.
Read Joel’s blog at:
http://www.impossiblehq.com

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