9Three Steps to Perseverance

Nick Lazaris

DOI: 10.4324/9781003351344-9

Persistence is defined as the quality that allows someone to continue doing something even though it is difficult or frustrating when obstacles, whether external or internal, appear. It is probable that your lack of perseverance is connected to negative self-talk that causes doubt in what you are creating and hoping to complete.

Maybe you’re not persistent because you are afraid of what others might think. Other times, things are simply difficult and it becomes hard to keep moving forward through the challenge. In fact, the more you actually go for your goals as a creative, the greater the probability that you might struggle at some point with being persistent in your journey ...

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