11 Tips to Develop Persistence!

Persistence is the ability and habit to do something good for the achievement of predetermined goals regardless of issues and setbacks. It is one of the most admirable and required attributes for a successful and happy person. 11 tips will be presented to get this admirable characteristic.

1. Intention and determination to develop discipline and Habit: A person should have a strong intention and determination to develop persistence good habits and avoid the bad habits. According to Jim Rohn, Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Upholding disciplines and good habits will stay you on the path to your goals despite difficulties and setbacks.
2. Setting Goals and Plans and stick to work on plans: Detail long term, intermediate, and short term operational plans should be devised. For work on your plan and doing your daily important tasks daily "To-Do-List" must be in written form. It should be prepared before going to sleep at night or early in the morning for organizing your tasks.
3. Determine your Motivation and fixing deadline for a task: You should determine 'WHY' about your goals and plans, i.e., why you are doing what you are doing and if you do not do what you have planned according to fixed deadline what will happen?
4. Good values: Your values create your own personal lens of what you value in your life; your principles and standards of behavior; your conceptions, ideas, attitudes, interests and judgement of what are important and useful in life;  these should be good and admirable. Give special emphasis on a value"do according to your plan or daily to do list".
5. Accountability: You should focus on your responsible and accountable attitude and behavior. No one is the ultimate responsible for your success or failure except YOU. 
6. Facing the Issues and Setbacks: You should face not fear the issues you are facing in your path to goal.
7. Develop Patience and Focus: Keep your thoughts and actions focused on achieving the goals.
8. Keep a positive mental work attitude : You should consider yourself as an active person to do what you have said or planned. This positive attitudes will be reflected in your actions and will lead to persistence.
9. Avoid Negative thoughts and feelings: Negative thoughts and feeling should be cut off in the bud, i.e., as you detect negative feelings, don't give attention to it more. Transfer your attention to your work on hand.
10. Choose your accountability partner and mastermind group: Choose only those who have positive mental attitude and can give you unbiased judgments. This will eventually give you a boost.
11. Show Gratitude to your activities done: You should be thankful for yourself and what you have done. Gratitude acts like a magnetism, i.e., when you are grateful for what you have you will get more of that kind or better than that.

References: 
1.https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/6-effective-ways-to-become-persistent.html
2.https://positivepsychology.com/good-life/