Intellectual perseverance can be defined as the willingness and consciousness of the need to purse intellectual insight and truths despite obstacles. If you are to take apart the phrase and identify each word you would understand that the intellectual side is based off of information, knowledge and facts and perseverance is the action to achieve something despite difficulties, failure or opposition. When you create the phrase “intellectual perseverance,” not only can it be viewed and an action but also a noun in the since that it can manifest itself into something more real if you allow it.
I believe that without struggles or opposition (in whatever it is as that you are doing or pursuing) you cannot achieve the end results to their fullest magnitude. Intellectual perseverance will be important to me in my studies because it will play a pivotal role in forcing me as a student to question what I am learning. This skill will also continue to push me as a student, to know that there will be times where I struggle and I will not always understand the material the first time I read it but that if I continue to push through those harder times I will obtain a greater end result. My intellectual perseverance side can be thought of as a coach cheering me on, holding me back and allowing me to face hard times and conqueror even harder times. A prime example of intellectual perseverance in my life right now is the starting of my Master’s degree. I put off starting classes because I wanted a break between my Undergraduate degree and Master’s but now I cannot tell if that was a positive or negative decision to make. I find myself struggling to write as fluidly as I did towards the end of college but I know if I continue to show signs of perseverance I will be able to regain those skills.
Good leaders are not born; they are molded from years of schooling and sculpting by other good leaders. I feel that great leaders ask questions and push through obstacles to get answers and they do not allow anything to stand in their way. A good leader is constantly in the pursuit of a goal which relates back to Intellectual perseverance; the need to continue to push past the problems to obtain the ultimate goal. A prime example of a good leader who experienced intellectual perseverance would be King George VI. Although it has been publicized, it was not always known of the King’s speech impediment. He had to work incredibly hard to be able to overcome a personal (as well as professional) obstacle in order to achieve his goals. Many great leaders have oppositions in their quests to become a leader and I feel as though those oppositions make them more well-rounded and real in the eyes of those who look to them for leadership.
Whether you are student, working professional or a public figure, intellectual perseverance affects all people. Everyday people are working towards a goal and many of those goals require the use of intellectual perseverance. A person may not even realize they are using that tool but with the desire to understand and obtain more knowledge and the use of consistent perseverance, anyone is able to achieve their goal.
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