Perseverance Pays

There is a sea-change in the global environment. To combat throat cutting competition, organizations and employees are doing every bit to show the `we are different’ approach. Employees work in a pressure cooker environment and the sole objective of the organization is profit-maximization. With mammoth corporations blooming world-wide, the gap between the organizational vision and the employee’s aspiration is widening. In most of the cases, employees feel de-motivated on the fact that they are not `valued’ or given due recognition for the diligent effort they put in. The feeling of dissatisfaction makes employees to either withdraw from work or perform half-heartedly and thus, they become oblivion of their own goals and missions in life. The attainment of a perfect job profile is next to blue moon and therefore switching jobs frequently does not yield miraculous result. Ultimately, an employee hits the down-lane both personally and professionally.



Perseverance and patience are the quintessential traits that can bring about radical changes in the perspective of both the employees and the employer. Take for instance the Japanese style of working. When Japanese workers have to show resentment towards the management, instead of withdrawing from work and going on strike, they sport black badges and put in extra efforts to enhance production The demonstration of positive attitude towards work certainly have an impact on management and the management becomes considerate to the demands of its employees. Sooner or later Perseverance and patience always pays and is a key to success.



Perseverance is one such quality that can move the mightiest of mountains and make the impossible possible. When the Indian Cricket team had gone to Australia, there were speculations whether our young heroes and champions of T20, would perform with the same zeal and defeat the world champions on their own soil. Further, the absence of experienced and senior players like Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly from the tour raised doubts in the minds of the ardent cricket fans and critics. To cap it all, controversy surrounded Harbhajan Singh. But, Captain Dhoni and his team remained undeterred and gave the best cricket ever to the Indian fans. They proved the fact that actions speak louder than words and through their perseverance and patience they left the entire world spellbound and Australian speechless.



Heaven and hell is in one’s own mind. In today’s turbulent world, it is very important to practice the art of perseverance and maintain calm in the face of storm to achieve the state of self-actualization.