…persist

by Richard Reeve on September 14, 2009

in @CCSeed

It seems a new crop of enthusiasts enters this space each season and the majority fade out before the next wave arrives. A few extend into the next cycle, before questions such as “what am I getting out of this?” and a case of disillusionment leave them with a bitter taste in the mouth.

Simply put, those I most respect remain. They have developed a practice that is persistent. Recognizing the long term advantage of sowing regularly in this medium, they are not dissuaded by mediocre results. And now that I’ve observed many quality sites fold up shop, it’s clear that there is nothing mediocre about persistence.

I keep reminding myself that I’m also posting for those who have yet to log on. What do you do to keep your persistence from wavering?


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  • Persistence is the only thing separating success from failure by most measures. Carry on...
  • ...That's an interesting take.
  • Jeb
    Always a timely subject with you Richard. Persistence is what I need...as I've said before, starting is easy, it's exciting and new and full of potential. But the real challenge - certainly for me, and I assume for others - is pushing through the lull, maintaining the practice while others don't. That's where the treasure is, I feel sure.
  • In many ways Jeb, the community that is gathering, (and again I'll
    mention the film I viewed last week: Bab' Aziz)...the community will

    be of those who arrive through persistence at the gathering which has

    no predetermined location or date. While at time the paradox of

    immediacy these tools put into our hands contrasted with the pace at

    which community evolves is perhaps a sign that things are moving in

    the right direction. Where there is paradox, there the mystery of

    life.
  • I'm not sure what I do to stop my persistance from wavering, I just know that I have to persist, the drive perhaps Life itself, if I want something to live, I know I have to keep tending, nurturing. It's like watering plants, or the need for rain. If I don't persist, it withers. Timing & seasons is everything, there's a time to push forward, a time to pull back, a time to stop and observe, finding the balance is the tricky part, for me anyway.

    May I just add, that the word 'persist' is of itself a powerful and encouraging word.
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