Grant Nwakanma

"You want to be really great? Then have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make them wonder why you're still smiling".        I wonder why people fall down and cry instead of girding their loins and standing back on their feet. Instead of falling and crying when pushed down by life's harsh challenges, stand up and fight back. Hmmm. Talking like it's easy. Don't mind me. Truly, there are volcanoes of problems that will hit you and believe me no matter how strong or tough you are, you will definitely find it hard to get back up. Life is too harsh for most of us, damn that nigga(life) doesn't care.        When Thomas Carlyle wrote the French Revolution, he faced a stiff challenge, a test so difficult that if not for external motivation he wouldn't have gotten back up on his feet to rewrite that Great Historic Masterpiece. His story proved to me that if you really want to succeed, the universe is there to back you up. The universe, your

"Your dreams can come true through the power of persistence". Thelma Barnes.        Firstly, let me walk all round; the meaning of persistence and it's attributes. Patience and persistence can mean the same thing: not giving up and waiting, hanging on inspite of the setbacks and challenges but they literally have their own different meaning.  Persistence simply means the act of continuing in an opinion or cause of action inspite of difficulty or opposition. It means pushing forward inspite of challenges.  Patience just means enduring suffering while waiting for whatever you set your mind on, or whatever you believe in to materialize, but persistence means acting inspite of your suffering. It means fighting even while waiting. It means pushing even while expecting. It means staying power. The resolution to keep on keeping on no matter how hard or tough it gets. It refers to perseverance inspite of fatigue or frustration. It means determination. A stubborn resol