Perseverance
Dear Grandchildren, I have decided to talk about the characteristic of " perseverance ". Most of my younger grandchildren won't really know the meaning of this word so Grandpa Randall is going to share with you his version of what it means. Perseverance is: "To put in the effort required to do something and then to keep doing it till the end, even if it's hard." It means that you have to be determined to finish what you started. You need a strong desire to use all your mind and energy to get it done. Here are some of the characteristics of perseverance and some of the circumstances surrounding it that I want to focus on. Make sure you are focusing your efforts, making goals and commitments on things of real value - to you and to others. Carefully consider what you want to focus your efforts on. You can spend a lot of time on things that are of no value to you or someone else. (apps on your phone that don't give you anything of real value would be one o...