Perseverance

What is my definition of perseverance?

Perseverance for me means keeping on going when things get tough, whether it's learning a new skill, going on a diet or recovering from an injury. Whatever it is, perseverance is when you keep going no matter what, regardless of what challenges you encounter.

My poem about how I used perseverance to help me learn to ride a unicycle

When I started uni-cycling I was pretty bad, I always thought uni-cycling was pretty rad, after days of practice found that I was seing some progress, I must admit, it was hard-work, but through perseverance I kept on trying untill eventually, I could ride from one side of the gym to the other and back again in one go.

Why is perseverance important in other areas of my life?

I do a lot of film-making and videography, this includes editing. Learning industry grade programs is very difficult but using perserverance I have managed to get to use Adobe Premier Pro pretty well, I am now also learning Adobe After Effects, an even more complicated compositing program. I also use my perseverance skills in sport such as mountain biking and waterpolo. I endevour to reach my highest potential, this requires overcoming challenges, I use perserverance to overcome these.

How does perseverance have an impact on each of the 4 dimensions of a person's Hauora

Taha Tinana (Physical Well being - health) I believe perseverance has a massive impact on our physical well beng, if we did not persevere with our exercise our health and physical well being would greatly decrease.

Taha Hinengaro (Mental and Emotional well being - self-confidence) I believe that perseverance has an impact on a person's mental and emotional well being in a few ways, if you have perseverance you will most likely be happy because, when times are tough, you will be able to push through and get to the light at the end of the tunnel.

Taha Whanau (Social Wellbeing - self-esteem) I think that having the ability to persevere with things impacts your social well being in a positive way because it helps you work through relationship issues and and repair your self esteem.

Taha Wairua (Spiritual wellbeing - personal beliefs) I think that perseverance impacts your spiritual well being in a good way because having the ability to persevere in upholding and following your beliefs is very important.