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The Need to Balance Perseverance and Patience
Perseverance and patience are the keys to getting where you desire to go.
Patience has never been my strong suit. That’s why, after 24 years, I finally named my primary fencing sword Patience.
This is important because it is a reminder that it takes not only perseverance — but patience to get anywhere with anything. When I was healing after getting hit by the car, I persevered and worked my ass off to recover as quickly as possible — and though I was not patient enough for the timelines my doctors gave me — I employed patience to do the necessary work.
Despite being unathletic, overweight, and otherwise unbalanced — I determined I would not suck at fencing. While I am by no means one of the best at my game — I have built a great deal of skill through perseverance and patience.
Yet I need to remind myself about this as I am focusing my energies to take my brand to the next level. The results of employing the marketing company I’ve hired are not yet making much of a difference in my…
