Breaking Barriers. Week 10. Chapter 9 Unlocking Success with Persistence and Willpower

Elena Apalkova and Paul Angelle explore persistence and its key role in success, likening it to running a race. They discuss transforming challenges into opportunities through self-reliance and planning, emphasizing cooperation and willpower. The episode covers fostering persistence in children with four steps, the power of community, and setting big goals. Techniques to boost persistence and resilience are shared, including using sales objections as motivation and shifting from analytical to intuitive thinking. They also touch on learning from past challenges, understanding life's cycles, and gratitude. The episode concludes by previewing the next topic and inviting community engagement. (0:32) Introduction to Episode 10: Think and Grow Rich, Persistence (1:14) Defining Persistence and its Role in Success (3:02) Persistence Analogy: Running a Race (4:26) Winners' Attitude and Resilience to Failure (6:36) Transforming Challenges into Opportunities (7:43) Self-reliance and Developing a Definite Plan (10:16) Cooperation and Willpower in Persistence (13:23) Fostering Persistence in Children for Future Success (15:56) Four Steps to Develop Persistence (17:58) The Power of Community and Support Systems (22:54) Recap: Success Principles from Previous Episodes (26:05) Big Goals and Persistence as a Success Bridge (30:02) Techniques to Strengthen Persistence and Resilience (33:30) Using Sales Objections as Motivation (35:51) Turning Challenges into Opportunities (39:10) Willpower and Goal-Oriented Persistence (39:58) The Shift from Analytical to Intuitive Thinking (41:08) Learning from Past Challenges (44:10) Understanding the Cycles of Good and Bad Times (47:18) Gratitude's Role in Overcoming Obstacles (48:42) Preview: The Power of Mastermind (51:05) Homework and Community Engagement