“Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They’re willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There’s a very positive relationship between people’s ability to accomplish any task and the time they’re willing to spend on it.”
Definition of Persistence: continuity: the property of a continuous and connected period of time; continuing or repeating behavior.
Synonyms: continuance, continuity, continuum, duration, endurance, persistency It is clear that the #1 quality in a successful person is persistence.
In order to reach your goal and accomplish what you have set out to do, you must take a consistent action in order to succeed. This is the biggest downfall in many people is not being consistent and staying in the race to reach that finish line.
If you have never weight trained before and you walk into our gym, chances are you will not be able to lay down and bench press 200lbs. But, if you are persistent and stick to a schedule and consistently weight train, you will become stronger and get closer to your goal of 200lbs with each visit. It isn’t something that will happen overnight, it will take time, hard work and persistence.
Did you know that most successful people have had more “failures” than successes? A persistent person never gives up. The more they stumble and fall, the more they get right back up and get going again. I can tell you right now that bringing Fit By Faith to pass has not been an easy journey, filled with obstacles and is like climbing a very steep mountain most of the time, but with each reach, with each step up, we become stronger, more successful and get closer to the top and push everyone up right along with us!
Did you know Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he received financing for his huge success? Colonel Sanders spent 2 years driving across the US looking for restaurants to buy his recipe! He was turned down 1009 times! Now how many people would have given up after just a couple rejections? A couple bad days? Needless to say, it takes hard work and persistence to get there. Anything that comes easy, is not going to bring you anything but failure.
You must constantly be reevaluating your circumstances and your approach in how you are reaching your goal. Don’t be persistent at something you are doing incorrectly! Sometimes you have to modify your approach along the way. Every time you do something, learn from it and then find a better way to do it next time. It is like when you first come to Tae Bo and feel so lost on how to do the moves. Be persistent, do your best, modify as needed, then work to make it better the next time.
Today is the day to begin your journey, modify your journey or continue on, using consistency and persistency, towards tomorrow’s successes and all the while being a wonderful example to others!
Krista Johnson is the owner of Fit By Faith Fitness Center which was established in October of 2006. She is the mother of 4 children ages 18, 13, 10 and 6 and has a passion for helping others get in shape from the inside out. Krista is a walking testimony having lost over 100lbs and has successfully kept it off . During her weight loss, she had a vision of creating Fit By Faith. She believed she was to change the atmosphere of the gym and create a different environment for people to work out in. Krista is a former High School Theater Arts teacher and is currently attending college to obtain her B.A in Sports Medicine. She holds certifications as Personal Trainer with the International Sports Science Association Tae Bo® fitness instructor (Certified by the creator Billy Blanks) Group Fitness Instructor for Adults, Children and Seniors SilverSneakers® Muscle Strength & Range of Motion for Seniors Black Belt 1st Dan in the art of Tae Bo Kwon. She maintains her certifications annually through continuing education classes and training camps and requires all her instructors at Fit By Faith to do the same. She also competes in races and other competitions regularly. Krista has appeared in 3 Tae Bo® infomercials on national TV Shape, Collage Video, Looking Good Now and Christian Living Magazines Several times in the Brownwood Bulletin Newspaper. She has also been featured on several websites such as The Fitness Zone, The Biggest Loser, ivillage as well as the Billy Blanks Website. Krista has been a motivational speaker at many churches and radio stations. Krista and her husband John, who is co-owner of Fit By Faith, both have hearts to help others to feel good, to be healthy and strive everyday to serve more people in this manner.
