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The Real Meaning of Persistence: Getting Better At Quitting
You have to fail to succeed, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
I call this the Persistence Principle — 95% of things you try will yield no advantage, but the 5% that do have a benefit, will stack. That means you can and must quit repeatedly in order to have the best results over time.
Evidence of the Persistence Principle is all around us, but it is hard to master because it goes against one of the most often quoted pieces of garbage advice we hear from our parents, our teachers, and our business mentors."
Quitters never win, and winners never quit" is BS.
We’re taught that winners are those who make better decisions. Winners have great intuition, they make better investments, and they hire better people. Winners stick to their guns and don’t back down.
Wrong.
Winners are the ones who know when to quit.
Read the full article HERE.
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I sold audiobooks.com for $56 million.
Now at 58, I want to pass on all of my lessons, 100% raw and unfiltered, like exactly how much debt I had on my credit card when I declared bankruptcy.
Listen to me tell you about all the mistakes I've made in my career and life so you don't have to make the same ones. Do as I say, not as I do.
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By Sanjay SinghalYou have to fail to succeed, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
I call this the Persistence Principle — 95% of things you try will yield no advantage, but the 5% that do have a benefit, will stack. That means you can and must quit repeatedly in order to have the best results over time.
Evidence of the Persistence Principle is all around us, but it is hard to master because it goes against one of the most often quoted pieces of garbage advice we hear from our parents, our teachers, and our business mentors."
Quitters never win, and winners never quit" is BS.
We’re taught that winners are those who make better decisions. Winners have great intuition, they make better investments, and they hire better people. Winners stick to their guns and don’t back down.
Wrong.
Winners are the ones who know when to quit.
Read the full article HERE.
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I sold audiobooks.com for $56 million.
Now at 58, I want to pass on all of my lessons, 100% raw and unfiltered, like exactly how much debt I had on my credit card when I declared bankruptcy.
Listen to me tell you about all the mistakes I've made in my career and life so you don't have to make the same ones. Do as I say, not as I do.
SanjaySays.co | Join 2000+ readers getting two entertaining emails a week about managing your career and your life.
Follow Me Everywhere
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaysinghalca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanjaysaysofficial
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sanjaysaysofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sanjaysaysofficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SdJ39hp242BMD4vcm1SZb?si=ac04d6c376f34c6c
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sanjay-says/id1729686041