Brick by Brick: Building a Life Through Patience and Perseverance

I was thinking about writing about perseverance. Perseverance is not a long race. It is many short races one after the other. Interesting, so perseverance is many short races one after the other. We want to understand what's the truth to this. 

When we talk about perseverance, we are saying that we have to keep getting up every time we fall. It's about the short races. One after the other and well that's important. Anyways let's comeback now.  So perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. When we say “keep getting up every time we fall,” we are not just talking about resilience in the face of major failures we’re talking about everyday courage. The courage to start over after a disappointing result, to try again after rejection, to keep moving when motivation runs dry.

Each day presents a new “short race.” Waking up early to chase your goal is a race. Showing up to work with integrity is a race. Saying no to distractions is a race. Choosing growth over comfort, discipline over desire, and hope over fear, those are races too. And what makes perseverance powerful is not that we never fall, but that we commit to rising. Every fall is feedback. Every stumble is a lesson. Every setback is a setup for a stronger comeback.

In the end, it’s not about how many times you fall, it’s about how many races you’re willing to run.
And when you run enough of these short races, with consistency and intention, you eventually cross a finish line that once seemed impossible.

Anyways patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. We have been taught so many things about perseverance but what is patience? Patience is not about just waiting. But keeping a good attitude while waiting. Perseverance is on the other hand to keep trying to get better every single day. We all need patience and perseverance in order to achieve the things we got to achieve. For example, building a great body requires patience, it requires us to get outside of our comfort zone and keep persevering rather than giving up. So remember, it's not about the world. It's about us. How we persist in the face of adversity and how we show up that truly matters. And with patience everything is possible. Even the darkest of days can become brighter if we are patient enough. With ourselves and the world. 

Anyways, patience and perseverance have a magical effect, a quiet power that can’t be seen but can be deeply felt.
Before their steady force, difficulties begin to dissolve, and obstacles slowly but surely lose their grip.

Life often throws us into storms that feel endless, moments where nothing seems to go our way, where progress feels invisible and setbacks seem constant. But in these very moments, patience becomes our anchor, and perseverance our sail. Patience teaches us to wait without losing hope. Perseverance drives us to act, even when the results aren't immediate.

The magic isn’t in avoiding difficulties, it's in facing them without giving up.
Most challenges aren’t conquered in a moment of brilliance, but in days, weeks, even years of showing up with quiet strength. Brick by brick, step by step, our persistence chips away at the walls in front of us.

Obstacles vanish not because they were never real, but because they can’t withstand the weight of unwavering effort. When we are patient, we don’t panic. When we persevere, we don’t quit. And when we combine both, we create a force that even the hardest problems cannot resist.

So yes, patience and perseverance may be slow... but they are unstoppable.
And in the end, everything that once stood in your way becomes part of the path that led you forward.

Now the question is how do we build this patience and perseverance? What do we do to build it? 

Practical questions: 

1. Start with Small Daily Commitments: 

Why it works: Perseverance begins with consistency.
What to do: Choose one small task and do it daily, whether it's journaling, meditating for 5 minutes, or doing 10 push-ups. Keep the promise to yourself. This conditions your brain to follow through, no matter how small.

2. Shift Focus from Outcomes to Effort: 

Why it works: Impatience comes when we obsess over quick results.

What to do: Instead of thinking, “Why haven’t I succeeded yet?” ask, “Did I give my best today?” Value showing up over being perfect.

3. Practice Discomfort:

Why it works: Patience grows when we stop avoiding discomfort.

What to do: Take cold showers, sit silently for 10 minutes, or delay gratification. These small tests make your mind stronger and more resilient over time.

4. Build Mindful Awareness: 

Why it works: Impatience often comes from impulsiveness.

What to do: Practice mindfulness or meditation to notice your urges,  to quit, complain, or escape. Observe, breathe, and respond instead of reacting.

5. Track Your Progress, Not Perfection:

Why it works: Perseverance feeds on visible growth.

What to do: Keep a journal of your wins and setbacks. Seeing how far you’ve come, even in tiny steps, builds momentum.

6. Use Powerful Self-Talk: 

Why it works: Your inner dialogue shapes your persistence.

What to say: Tell yourself that you can handle it. One more rep. This is making me stronger. 

Remember: 

Patience gives you the calm to keep going.
Perseverance gives you the courage to never stop.
Together, they turn impossible into inevitable.