Perseverance

Tony started bright and early, cleaning up his room,

Soon he found he had to stop and make a little broom;

So then he went into the yard to get a little stick,

But the garden needed weeding, so he set about it, quick!

Then he found his wagon he intended to repair,

So he went into the cellar for the hammer that was there;

He’d just begun to build a box, when it was time for dinner;

And that’s why Tony’s father called his son a  ”good beginner.”

Source: Goops & How to be Them, Gelett Burgess, page 81

Are you like Tony a good beginner, or do you always finish what you start? How many projects have you abandoned because you kept on moving from one thing to another? How many books are on your night stand? What tips do you have for being a good finisher?

For me, I am not big on multitasking, and I try to focus on one thing at a time. I tried to read several books at a time and I couldn’t finish any, so I went back to reading one book at a time. And, if I am reading a book that I have to, that I find boring, to ensure that I finish the book, I develop a strategy where I read X number of pages a day and do so in one sitting. My strategy may not work for you, but that’s what works for me.

Having stick-to-it-ive-ness in life is not easy, but for those who want to excel in life, it simply is a must. What strategy do you have for stick-to-it-ive-ness?

Book List: Goops & How to be them: A manual for polite infants with 90 drawings

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