https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/07/16/be-persistent/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/07/16/be-persistent/#comment-65811 John Mahoney Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:11:51 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=33448#comment-65811 First, decide what it is that you want. General “hopes and dreams” are not enough, be specific, skip the “finding true love and being happy” stuff. If it’s tree removal you want, decide on which tree and when and where – you’ll figure out a way to do it. If it’s a career, be specific – what do you want to be? Once you have a specific goal (develop a plan) then persistence is the key, it is more important than most anything else. There are lots of unsuccessful genius types wandering around and aimless wealthy people (living on inherited money). Along the way to reaching your goal, learn and act to be a decent person. That’s about it. First, decide what it is that you want. General “hopes and dreams” are not enough, be specific, skip the “finding true love and being happy” stuff. If it’s tree removal you want, decide on which tree and when and where – you’ll figure out a way to do it. If it’s a career, be specific – what do you want to be? Once you have a specific goal (develop a plan) then persistence is the key, it is more important than most anything else. There are lots of unsuccessful genius types wandering around and aimless wealthy people (living on inherited money). Along the way to reaching your goal, learn and act to be a decent person. That’s about it.

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