The key, in my eyes, is persistence and a passion for doing the things you believe without a doubt will make those around you successful, which ultimately means you, too, will be successful.

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The key to changing things, however, is persistence by the media, whether it is mainstream media or by internet writers.

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The learning can occur if you stick with it long enough, but one of the key personality traits that one must likely have is that of persistence.

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The key to getting people past their discomfort to actual behavior change is persistence: a behavioral change initiative will fail if it is no longer a priority six months later.

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