[00:00:05] Welcome back to the Daily Mastermind. George Wright III with your daily [00:00:10] dose of inspiration, motivation, and education. And it's Monday morning. And I want to talk [00:00:15] to you today about a prosperity principle that I believe is going to be a key [00:00:20] and a difference maker to helping you to have an amazing career.
life, but also a [00:00:25] very, very productive week. And it's this idea of persistence. And so I want to talk to you [00:00:30] today because on Mondays, we always talk about prosperity pillars and principles that will [00:00:35] guide you throughout the weeks, some things that you can use as a foundation. And, [00:00:40] um, today's one of those days.
Now, Monday is, um, over the last couple of weeks, [00:00:45] we've talked about the prosperity pillars. And for those of you that have not been familiar with the pillars, [00:00:50] Over the past 25, probably now 30 years, I've had the opportunity to work with some [00:00:55] amazing thought leaders, individuals that have really inspired me, helped me to grow, [00:01:00] and I've worked behind the scenes with them.
You know, huge names, success [00:01:05] experts, uh, authors, celebrities, individuals that I feel like have really mastered [00:01:10] the art of a fulfilled life, a productive life, uh, um, you know, prosperity in [00:01:15] general. And I used a lot of the principles that I've learned from them and I put them into these [00:01:20] 12 prosperity pillars and these pillars are ones that, you know, I have on my, uh, a [00:01:25] wall, a poster, but I've, you know, I've sold thousands and thousands of those posters.
But the [00:01:30] third pillar is it says, I act in spite of my mood. And [00:01:35] this one goes straight to this idea of persistence because many [00:01:40] times we work in our life on things that, you know, get affected and [00:01:45] influenced by our surroundings, our environment, our mood, our [00:01:50] situations and circumstances in life. And if we don't learn to act in spite of our mood, it's very [00:01:55] difficult.
For us to really accomplish goals because consistency and [00:02:00] persistence is really going to be the key. So I want to really hyper focus today on this idea [00:02:05] of the key to your results is persistence. And persistence is going to [00:02:10] be not only the difference maker, but it's going to be a state of mind that you have to cultivate.[00:02:15]
And it requires a decision to act in spite of your mood. So I want to talk to you [00:02:20] a little bit about that today, and I'm glad you're joining me. This is your first time joining. Please, you [00:02:25] know, hit like and subscribe on the podcast. If you could do a review, that would be phenomenal. But I don't [00:02:30] want you to miss any, uh, episodes because the goal and the reason I started the Daily Mastermind was [00:02:35] primarily to give you something you could use as an anchor in your life so that each day you, [00:02:40] you begin with the mindset and the focus and the clarity around what it is you want to do.
So I'll cover [00:02:45] mind, body, money, business, relationship at times, communication, [00:02:50] you know, things that will help you to create an amazing lifestyle. But today we're going to talk about [00:02:55] persistence. So persistence, according to Napoleon Hill is the key difference [00:03:00] maker between success and failure in many, many cases.
And he went through, [00:03:05] um, and interviewed, you know, you know, hundreds of individuals that have achieved [00:03:10] success in life. He goes, he goes on to say in his book, uh, Thinking Grow Rich that the lack of [00:03:15] persistence is one of the biggest things that have kept people from achieving their goals and dreams and [00:03:20] desires.
So, you know, all of us experience a [00:03:25] lack or a desire, you know, a lack of persistence or a desire to quit at [00:03:30] times. It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter how successful you are. Every one of [00:03:35] us has had that thought pop up in our life, you know, should I really be doing this? Am I on [00:03:40] the right path?
You know, am I getting the results I want or is it time to, you [00:03:45] know, throw in the towel or pivot or even move in a different direction? And the [00:03:50] difference is that the rewards and the success are given to those [00:03:55] that continue to persist. Um, you know, when you [00:04:00] continue to persevere and persist, you are going to find that, [00:04:05] you know, that is that, um, you know, that difference maker, but [00:04:10] also that ticket.
To the gates of success. Calvin Coolidge said, Nothing in [00:04:15] the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more [00:04:20] common than unsuccessful men with a talent. Genius will not. [00:04:25] Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education is not. [00:04:30] The world is full of educated derelicts. And persistence and [00:04:35] domination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan Press On has solved [00:04:40] and always will solve the problems of the human race. And I love that quote. [00:04:45] And sometimes, you know, it's a quote from a celebrity or a thought expert or someone, you know, [00:04:50] famous that helps us to really pay attention. But there's something that we don't really talk [00:04:55] about a lot.
And that is that persistence is a state of [00:05:00] mind. And because it's a state of mind and because persistence begins in your [00:05:05] mindset, it can be cultivated. You can train your mind for [00:05:10] persistence. Lack of persistence can be, can be changed. If you're that kind of [00:05:15] person that says, Man, you know, I, I have a difficult time with willpower or discipline or [00:05:20] persistence.
And it's, maybe you look back on your life and you've never really identified it, but [00:05:25] you, you tend to, to give up on things. You tend to not follow them through, even if [00:05:30] you're successful. I know many, many people that have been very successful, even myself, [00:05:35] that at times just don't Go that distance or [00:05:40] our persistence is conditional to our environment in our day.
But [00:05:45] lack of persistence, if you do have that problem, it can be changed. You can, you can grow [00:05:50] your mental ability to be persistent. So how do you do that? Well, I wanted to give you a few [00:05:55] suggestions today on how you continue to say, to stay [00:06:00] consistent with your actions and cultivate persistence. And the first is to have a [00:06:05] definiteness of purpose.
What do you really want? It's that compelling [00:06:10] vision of the future that allows you to go to the next level. It allows you to push through when you don't [00:06:15] feel like it. Your compelling vision of the future and the clarity around that definiteness of [00:06:20] purpose will help you to stay persistent. The second is your [00:06:25] desire.
Your desire for something, your ability [00:06:30] to make it a must rather than a should, um, or rather than a could. [00:06:35] It, that desire in addition to the definiteness of purpose is what's going to fuel [00:06:40] you through to stay persistent. Also self reliance. You know, [00:06:45] persistence is easier when you're not dependent on other people.
You know, when you have a plan or [00:06:50] a business or a strategy that you're reliant on other people and they continue to let you down, [00:06:55] persistence is much harder. So find ways to be self reliant. [00:07:00] There's also, in addition to definiteness of purpose, there's definiteness of plans. [00:07:05] If you don't have an actual strategy, tactics, and plan, if you don't have a [00:07:10] calendar that's built around the activities you need, you're going to have a hard time with persistence.
But a [00:07:15] definiteness of plans builds your confidence and therefore your [00:07:20] persistence. Another thing you can do is Apply to learn knowledge. We talk a [00:07:25] lot about that. When you learn more about what you're trying to accomplish and you master the [00:07:30] skills, you build confidence. Therefore, you can create better solutions, you have better [00:07:35] ideas, and you can maintain persistence.
So, mastering your knowledge is [00:07:40] key. Another thing that I have highly recommended, obviously that's why I started the Mastermind, [00:07:45] is a cooperative mastermind, a group. Surround yourself [00:07:50] with positive people. When you surround yourself with positive people, it's much easier [00:07:55] to stay persistent in your life.
Now, willpower is something that can help you [00:08:00] stay persistent, but you've got to really understand that willpower is a limited [00:08:05] resource and the best time of day might make a difference for you. When do you have the most willpower? When do [00:08:10] you have the ability to stay persistent? Schedule the important things during that time of day.
[00:08:15] If you're better in the morning for creativity, if you're better in the evening, Another thing that will help you with [00:08:20] persistence is preparation because preparation eliminates the [00:08:25] obstacles and challenges that knock you off your path when you're trying to stay persistent. [00:08:30] And this is why I always recommend daily rituals or habits.
When [00:08:35] you set up habits or daily rituals, it allows you to stay persistent. [00:08:40] So these are all ways that you can cultivate persistence and it's important that you truly [00:08:45] believe that you can build your persistence. Persistence is characteristic in your [00:08:50] mind, because your mind is where persistence lives. And you can build up that [00:08:55] persistence in order to achieve what you want in life, but you've got to have a strategy and you've got to work at it.[00:09:00]
So the last thing I want to kind of talk to you about, besides the fact that persistence is a difference [00:09:05] maker and that it starts in your mindset, is that persistence is really a [00:09:10] decision. And this leads us to that third pillar that I was talking about. Persistence is a [00:09:15] decision to act in spite of your mood.
To act in spite of your mood. [00:09:20] See, we all get tired at times. We all, you know, feel demotivated. [00:09:25] We all have times when we're, you know, overwhelmed with our [00:09:30] circumstances. It's the times that you act in spite of your mood that make a difference. [00:09:35] And it helps you to do that when you've made a decision that it's not [00:09:40] over until you win.
It's like Les Brown says. It's not over until you win. If you [00:09:45] make a decision and a commitment that you are going to be persistent, that you are not going to give up, [00:09:50] then you will win. So let me give you just a few examples, uh, just to kind of [00:09:55] inspire you. A few examples of people or situations that were, um, [00:10:00] persistent and, and one, you know, did you, did you know that NASA experienced [00:10:05] 20 failures in its 28 attempts to send rockets to [00:10:10] space?
Think about that. These aren't short term failures. Twenty [00:10:15] failures in twenty eight attempts to go to the moon, or to send rockets to space. [00:10:20] Tim Ferriss sent his breakthrough New York Times best selling four hour workweek [00:10:25] book to twenty five publishers before one finally accepted it. How many [00:10:30] times would you get rejected before you would give up or persist?[00:10:35]
Henry Ford Uh, his early, you know, businesses failed and left him broke [00:10:40] five different times. Let me say that again. Henry Ford broke [00:10:45] five different times before he founded the Ford Motor Company. Walt Disney went [00:10:50] bankrupt after failing at multiple businesses. He was even fired from a newspaper for [00:10:55] lacking imagination.
Can you imagine that? Walt Disney, of Walt [00:11:00] Disney and Disneyland, Disney World. Albert Einstein was thought to be mentally [00:11:05] handicapped before changing the face of modern physics and winning the Nobel Prize. [00:11:10] Albert Einstein. I mean, would you have been labeled mentally handicapped and, [00:11:15] and, uh, and continue to persist?
Persistence is the key. It even [00:11:20] took Thomas Edison a thousand attempts before inventing the light bulb. A thousand. [00:11:25] How many of us would have given up? Before a thousand attempts. See, the [00:11:30] key is not how many times you overcome failure. The key is making the decision [00:11:35] that no matter what, you're just not going to give up.
Um, Dr. Seuss, his first book was [00:11:40] rejected by 27 publishers before it was accepted. Jack London, an [00:11:45] American author, received 600 rejections before his first story was accepted. [00:11:50] Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime. [00:11:55] Though today his works are priceless. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school [00:12:00] basketball team and J.
K. Rowling, uh, the author was nearly [00:12:05] penniless, severely depressed, divorced, and a single mom who went to school while writing Harry Potter. [00:12:10] Listen to me for a minute here. If you, you've got to [00:12:15] change the way you look at failure and persistence. The reason [00:12:20] that's the key is because persistence is your ability to continue.
[00:12:25] Regardless of how many times you're rejected, regardless of how many obstacles you have in your way, [00:12:30] regardless of how many setbacks. Persistence, Napoleon Hill put it right, [00:12:35] is the key. It is the key to accomplishing your dream [00:12:40] life, your goals, your results that you're looking for. And like I've said many, many times, I believe [00:12:45] it's never too late to start living the life that you're meant to live.
But the key for you is to [00:12:50] develop and cultivate this idea of persistence. So I hope that's something that you'll think about this week. I [00:12:55] hope it's something that'll help you. Um, you know, do me a favor and share this show, if you would. [00:13:00] Share this show with someone that you know. And hit me up on the Daily Mastermind and let [00:13:05] me know what you're working on.
not just that you're looking to accomplish, but what [00:13:10] obstacles have you had to go through? What things have you had to persist through? I would [00:13:15] love to hear from you. Um, once again, I'll put all my contact info in the show notes, but my [00:13:20] name's George Wright III and I'm here every day. So I hope that you will join me again tomorrow.
[00:13:25] I'll look forward to talking with you then.
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