{"id":6370,"date":"2022-02-10T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=6370"},"modified":"2022-02-09T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T00:00:30","slug":"grit-and-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/grit-and-perseverance","title":{"rendered":"Grit And Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOne more<\/strong> dad\u2026 just hit me one more ball!<\/p>\n

No, Diane, it\u2019s getting dark. Come on, let\u2019s go. We can practice again tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Please dad\u2026 just one more!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n

\u201cDiane, come on, it\u2019s time for dinner.<\/p>\n

Ok, mom, just a minute, let me finish this one more thing<\/strong> I need to do for class tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Diane, your dinner\u2019s going to get cold.<\/p>\n

Coming mom.\u201d<\/p>\n

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n

\u201cDiane, what are you doing here, practice doesn\u2019t start for another hour?<\/p>\n

I know coach, but I wanted to get in some extra<\/strong> free throws before<\/strong> practice started\u2026 especially since I missed a few last game.\u201d<\/p>\n

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n

So many conversations like that growing up\u2026 too many to count.\"\"<\/p>\n

Persistence\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commitment\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Always<\/strong> striving to get better!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is it inbred in me, or did I learn to be this way?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure \u2013 probably, like most things, a little bit of both.<\/p>\n

With all good traits comes the possibility of taking it too far and it becomes a negative\u2026<\/p>\n