“Too often, we quit in the dip. Not because we can’t
tolerate discomfort for an hour, a week or a month, but because we mistakenly
believe that it might last forever.”
It is too easy to give up.
When the task is too hard, students want to give up and move
on to something else.
When assembling something and it gets too frustrating to put
together, people give up and get something else.
When friends have different viewpoints, rather than agree to
disagree, they throw their friendship away.
When couples argue and disagree, rather than try to
compromise and get along, they give up and find someone else.
When marriages get rough, rather than fighting to get it
back on even keel, spouses give up and file for divorce.
People need to remember that this too will pass.
When the task is frustrating, don’t give up but take a break
or get help. It might look differently from a different perspective.
When assembly feels impossible, look for a solution.
When friends believe in different things, embrace the uniqueness of your friend and honor their choice to have a differing viewpoint.
When couples don’t get along, find a common group to
compromise on. Relationships are give and take and if people need to learn how
to compromise.
If the marriage is rough, try to remember the love between
you and fight for the marriage.
It is important that I teach my students that sometimes it
is important to fight for something
harder when it feels easy to give up.
Nothing lasts forever. Not happiness or misery. This too
will pass.
How do you teach perseverance? Please share.
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