Warning: Graphic Display of Persistence and Patience

Every morning, I tweet Patience & Persistence….

They are my personal reminders and the keystone to mental toughness and success. But, what does persistence actually look like?

Warning: This is a graphic display of persistence. 

This is NO MAGIC Trick. 

David Blaine revealed that this “trick” took 10 years to accomplish. When you watch, you’ll see how patience with this was paramount. 

He actually created a fistula, which is a hollowed-out area of scar tissue through his arm where the needle is inserted, that’s why there is NO BLOOD…

For 10 years, David would take a needle through his arm in the same spot and increase the damage every so slightly. He drilled a hole through his arm to perform a magic trick! 

That is a display of persistence!

What are you willing to do in your own life that will take ten years to accomplish?

If you think back to ten years ago right now, it doesn’t seem that far, but ten years ahead?

That is why we need to do things in our life that we’d rather not do, so when that moment of strength is needed, it is there and accessible in our mind!

What often looks like success, is often just patience in action.  

In order to have success in 10 years, we have to have the display of persistence and patience to see it through! 

Dr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. DRB & associates coach executives and professional athletes. Some clients have included three different winners on the PGA Tour, Indy Eleven, University of Notre Dame, Marriott, and Walgreens. 

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