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Sometimes perseverance means going with the flow, allowing things to unfold, and appreciating the momentum you already have.  When we makes things too difficult, sometimes we’re pushing too hard, or going against grain.  It’s OK to allow things to be easy. As Latinas, we often believe that work has to be hard, and that we …

Everything in nature ebbs and flows.  It all has a rhythm, a method and its own timing.  Nothing goes full tilt all the time, day after day.  Waves crest, and break.  The sun rises and sets.  Plants bloom, and then are harvested or go back into a waiting period.  Even animals hibernate. We can take …

As we grow and change and push through, the way in which we approach our emotions changes, too.  And this is important when we talk about perseverance. The free dictionary online defines perseverance as “Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.”  The way we approach our emotions …

Perseverance doesn’t mean we don’t fall down, make mistakes or have missteps.  On the contrary, perseverance means that no matter what, we keep going.  I have bad days, get moody, and feel down.  But the important thing is to know that it doesn’t last. But even more disappointing than a short amount of time where …

I have a greeting card that states the five stages of accomplishment are as follows: 1) Denial: I can’t do it!, 2) Uncertainty: Maybe I can do it!, 3) Resistance: There’s no way I can do it!, 4) Panic: Aaargh! What if I can’t do it!, and finally, 5) Acceptance: All Right!  I did it!  …

By Guest Blogger, Thelma T. Reyna, PhD. Her real name is not “Maria,” but let me tell you about this amazing young woman. She came to the United States from El Salvador as a teenager to escape her country’s violence. She came legally, struggled with English, then pushed herself through her Bachelor’s degree. Her heart …

Sometimes perseverance isn’t the big things, it’s the little ones.  One foot in front of another, just another minute, only one more step, etc. I know that some days when I’m working out and in the middle of a really intense session I can’t think about how much longer I have to complete [fill in …

A former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published. For more information visit: www.marcelalandres.com. Voices of the Desert: A Novel by Nelida Pinon (Knopf) One Thousand and One Nights is ingeniously retold from Scheherazade’s point of view. Ruins: A Novel …

All year long, we’ve been talking about the various key ideas that have been gleaned from the dozens of interviews I’ve done with Powerful Latinas.  This month’s theme is all about good old-fashioned hard work, and pushing through when things get difficult. For all of us, there are times when life — our work, our …