Growing up as the first male child in an Asian family, I was groomed to one day continue what my father started in the business world. Throughout my childhood and adoloscence he continually lectured me on how become a successful man. Some of what he taught me, I disagree with, while others became the most important life lessons a person can impart another. And the most important lesson among them would be preserverance. To never give up, to always stand back up again when life pushes you down. To learn from one’s mistakes and failures and become better.
In reality, life won’t always go as you planned. There will be problems, barriers and failures that you will have to deal with. Perseverance teaches us not to let these moments hinder us from our goals. We must view our problems and failures learning experiences, so that we can reorganize our strategy in order to succeed in achieving what we want later in life. It is a person’s ability to do this that allows them to succeed in life, because nothing can stop him/her. And my father did not just taught me this, he lived it. When he wanted to enter university, his family could not afford it, but that barrier didn’t stopped him. He financed himself through university by tutoring other children. When his company went bankrupt, he didn’t give up and instead found other means to finance his family. And now he has became successful, able to achive what he aimed for against the odds, all thanks to perseverance.