Sunday, September 11, 2011

The Art of Determination

Being determined is one of the most important strengths to have in your life.  If you have determination and perseverance everything else you're striving for is yours.  It's only a matter of time.

Yet many lose their willpower too easily or too soon.  That is why I call it an art.  Having a strong will requires practice just like any other virtue.  You need to consciously remind yourself when you want to give up "No! Just a little bit further.  I can do more".  The more you do this and turn your fatigue around and keep going, the stronger your will gets.  The greater your determination.

You control your own destiny rather than just drifting through circumstances and events.  When you think about it, determination is a kind of superpower.  You think Batman trained himself to the peak of physical strength and mental fitness just because he felt like it?  No way!  He persevered and went out there and trained everyday even when he didn't always feel like it.  The same goes for Olympic athletes.  Hell, the same goes for people who get stranded in a survival situation.  Mental attitude is what makes the difference between life and death - going on even if you're body is screaming at you that it can't go any further.

6 comments:

  1. This is all so true, your mind needs to work out along with you. Otherwise, you're not going to get far. Not only are you not going to get far, you're going to stop halfway from a lack of motivation.

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  2. Reminiscent of persevering in long-distance races. To even think of giving up makes one prone to doing so. Interesting blog + Followed.

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  3. Hey that's Alex Ross!!! BTW...made you new blog of the day.

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  4. I have this mindset though I'm not sure if it's determination or stubbornness.

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  5. I also feel obliged to point out that the Alex Ross art you posted is super awesome.

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  6. Yeah, I need more determination.. well at least every time I give up too soon I'm really angry at myself and will do better job next time.

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