“Unless commitment is made, there are only
promises and hopes; but no plans.”
― Peter F. Drucker
― Peter F. Drucker
When I think
of the word persistence, I automatically think back to elementary school when I
was determined to learn how to ride a bike. I’m sure almost everyone can relate
to this in that every time I got off balance and fell, I would always get back
on my pink Barbie bike and try again. With many skinned knees and elbows, I was
not a happy camper, but the point is that I didn’t give up. I persisted to push
through the challenge of falling to finally perfect riding a bike. Putting myself
out there and almost being vulnerable, gave me a certain sense of courage to
keep trying because I knew I could do it. This idea is mentioned in “Can We
Gain Strength from Shame,” and I indeed agree. Furthermore, I believe this took
a certain grit also because I stuck with it over a few weeks until I got the
hang of it. This can apply on a larger scale to my life today because college
is not easy. Although, with persistence and grit, I can get through with the
grades I would like.
A new word this week was, “sleuth,” which is a verb meaning,
“to act as a detective: search for information,” or can mean, “to search for
and discover.” This week, I sleuthed through the library for information on
Cloud Computing for my research paper. Another new word includes, “presage,”
which is a verb that means, “foretell or predict.” My professors have all
presaged for an excellent semester with a lot of learning!
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