Perseverance

SEL Standards & Skills Self-Management: develop self management competencies to monitor & achieve behaviors related to school & life success SEL Skill: Self-Management of Schoolwork Doing my schoolwork even when I do not feel like it Working on assignments even when they are hard SEL Skill: Self-Management of Goals Finishing tasks even if they are hard for me

Perseverance What is it?​ Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.​ Persistence, determination, commitment.​ Not giving up.

Who am I? At age 16, he failed to reach the required standard in the general education part of a school entrance exam Was rejected from the polytechnic school he had hoped to attend.

Albert Einstein Theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics

Who am I? She was demoted from her first-ever job as a news anchor because, according to her boss, she was too emotional and not a good fit for television.

Oprah Winfrey Television talk show host Media mogul & philanthropist Often called the world’s most influential woman

Who am I? After his manuscript was rejected by 30 publishers, he threw it in the trash. His wife retrieved it and urged him to try one more time.

Stephen King Author of more than 50 horror & science-fiction books Including Carrie IT

Who am I? He was fired from a Missouri newspaper for “not being creative enough” His first business went bankrupt.

Walt Disney Animator, film producer, & entrepreneur Holds the record for most Academy Awards won by an individual

Who am I? Music industry reps told her that she didn’t have the right look, wasn’t pretty enough to be a headline singer, and that none of the songs she’d written would be hits.

Lady Gaga Singer and songwriter Winner of 9 Grammy Awards Named as Billboard Magazine’s Artist of the Year

His first book was rejected by 27 publishers. Who am I? His first book was rejected by 27 publishers.

Dr. Seuss Author & Artist Sold more than 600 million copies of his 44 children’s books

Who am I? He was raised by a single mom in the projects of Brooklyn and dropped out of high school. Later, he was rejected by every major record label and told the market was too small for his style of music.

Jay-Z Rapper Music producer Entrepreneur Owner of Brooklyn Nets Holds an estimated net work of $520 million

Who am I? His mother died when he was nine. His first love died when he was 26. He suffered such a deep depression that his friends and neighbors worried about him.

Abraham Lincoln 16th president of the United States Led the US during the Civil War Preserved the Union Abolished slavery

Who am I? After failing to make his high school’s varsity basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room, and cried.

Michael Jordan Former NBA player Winner of 6 NBA championships Holds 5 MVP titles Has been called “the greatest basketball player to ever grace the court”

Who am I? His business ideas failed He went broke five times before he succeeded.

Henry Ford Revolutionized the assembly line production Created the Model T automobile Founder of Ford Motor Co.

What do These People Have in Common? PERSERVERANCE! THEY NEVER GAVE UP

Successful People Know that failure is not a permanent condition.​ Know the two main ingredients for success ARE NOT talent and luck. They are hard work and not giving up.​

Successful People Set small achievable goals and work hard to reach them…. then, they set new ones.​ ​Surround themselves with people who believe in them and remind them to keep trying!!​ Criticize their own lack of effort, not their lack of success.​ ​

How do we strengthen our perseverance? Set an achievable goal – You have to know where you’re going before you can get there.​ Make it very specific – specific goals like “I will study for 30 minutes each night for my math test” are easier to reach than general goals like “I’ll get good grades this year.”

How do we strengthen our perseverance? Think about what will stand in your way and figure out a way​ around it.​ Put your plan into action.​ If something goes wrong, go back to #1 and start over again.​ DON’T GIVE UP

Perseverance