21st May 2010
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.
– Lucretius
If you read the success story of any great person, you will find one common denominator which decided their success: perseverance. They were continuing their efforts regardless of intermediary results. They honestly wanted to achieve and strongly believed in their process, worked very hard, focused on the end result, persevered and finally reached their goal.
On the other hand, those who did not achieve great things also worked hard, but the difference was in the quality of their perseverance. Sometimes their effort level was intense and on some other times it was not so. They were not consistent in their effort level. Their hard work was marked by ebbs and lows. Success means continuously improving our effort level by repeating our strategy and not working very hard.
If you see how a person becomes an expert in music, you will understand this principle. They practiced consistently everyday. It is not how much they practiced on any one day. There is a saying `repetition is the mother of skill'. The same applies to life also.
Over this weekend, identify one task which you want to accomplish over the next ninety days and check how consistent you are on your effort level no matter how much hard you have been working on any particular day.
N C Sridharan
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