There is Japanese proverb which states “Fall down seven times, get up eight.”
Indeed, persistence, or that not-so-common ability to persevere in the face of disappointments and setbacks, is one of the key factors that separate those who realize their goals from those who fall short.
Of course there is also that catchy, but annoying saying that “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” (Thankfully, I’m not the only one who finds this irksome – admittedly, this other fellow is a psychologist too, but I’ll take what I can get…)
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Did you know that if you eliminate one can of soda per day from your diet and change nothing else, you will have lost about 15 lbs. by this time next year?
Or that if every household in the US replaced one 60-watt light bulb with a CFL bulb, the energy saved would power all the homes in Delaware and Rhode Island?
That’s nice, but what’s your point?
My point is that tiny changes, over time (or multiplied by large numbers) can lead to some pretty big results. Indeed, it is often the seemingly insignificant or trivial details that separate good from great.
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There are lots of books and articles out there about perfectionism, but they are all a little biased. Specifically, they all deal with how not to be a perfectionist. That’s all fine and dandy, but what about all those poor underrepresented souls who want some advice on how to become a more perfect perfectionist? Well, here it is.
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I’ve been immersing myself in the goal-setting and motivation literature lately, and came across this story about Arnold Schwarzenegger that made an impression.
Rewind to 1976. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in Tucson, doing publicity for the movie Stay Hungry (check out the clip – I guarantee it will bring a smile to your face). During a lunch interview, a sports columnist who has been given the task of writing a piece on him asks what his plans are now that he is retired from bodybuilding.
Schwarzenegger’s response?
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