Tenacity - Do you have it?/WEEK 199

Good evening hivers, I wish you a happy weekend... Among the questions proposed by our friend @galenkp I was a little undecided, since there were two that I found very interesting to share with you, here is my participation, I hope you enjoy it!

Tenacity - Do you have it? If you think you do, explain why giving examples.

I have not always been a tenacious person, when I graduated from high school I wanted to study psychology, but the university where that career was available was very far from my home, for that reason I decided to study law, when I graduated and practiced my profession I felt that I had chosen the wrong career, since I did not feel vocation, it was a bad decision where I let myself be carried away by comfort. That bad experience made me determined to be a tenacious person and to always fight with discipline and perseverance to achieve my goals, even though many times that implies sacrifices. Many years have passed since that moment, as I am a positive person, I turned the story around and found the good side of that event, not everything was lost, because I met friends that I still keep and I acquired knowledge, although I do not practice it, but I always think that knowledge does not take up space, learning will always be the best choice. After that experience, I decided not to go back and when obstacles arise I always try until I am convinced by my own results that this is not the way, sometimes what we want is not feasible or convenient in our lives.

My family and friends often relate my tenacity with a trait of my personality, my family considers that I am a stubborn person, they attribute it to the zodiac sign haha the truth is that I do not consider myself a stubborn person, the reason for not backing down or give my arm to twist when I make a decision is that before taking it I have thought and analyzed many hours with my pillow, I am not an impulsive person, for this reason I do not like to make decisions without first analyzing well if it is convenient and safe to take that step in my life.

I was always fascinated by working as a medical visitor, for a long time I was sending my resume to several pharmaceutical companies, there were two companies that offered many benefits to their employees. I made the decision not to send my resume by mail, I delivered it personally, once a week I was at the reception desk handing in my folder. The receptionist who already knew me told me that this company only hired people with medical degrees, that they had never had a lawyer working as a doctor's assistant.

I insisted for 2 months, I made friends with the employee who received my folder, I asked her to allow me to talk to the person who did the interviews, I only asked for 10 minutes. One day, while I was at home, I received the pleasant surprise that I had an appointment with the laboratory where I wanted to work so much. The person in charge of interviewing me told me that I had been selected to take a 2 month course, he warned me that there were only 3 vacancies and that the course consisted of 15 people, that I had to study and prepare well because all the exams were oral. At the end of the interview he confessed to me that he had never selected a lawyer, but that my perseverance made him think that I would be an employee with a lot of discipline and committed to his responsibilities and obligations, that now it was up to me to demonstrate if I could learn a course unknown to me where all the information was in medical terms.

After months of hard work and long hours of study, I managed to get hired as a medical visitor, during the years I practiced I got some important promotions, I think how efficient and disciplined I was in my work I owe it to my tenacity, I consider that these are virtues that are taken hand in hand. I have always been an optimistic, passionate and positive person, the times that I have made bad decisions or that I have not taken advantage of good opportunities, I have had the maturity to recognize my weak side and I have had the ability to learn from my mistakes. Being a tenacious person is not a guarantee that I will succeed in everything I propose, but the important thing is the conviction, when the results are not what I expect I have the satisfaction of knowing that I tried, my best choice will always be to start again, even if that means doing it from scratch, but with the credibility that everything will be fine and with the knowledge that tenacity always leaves good lessons in life. This virtue gives me the ability to reflect and continue learning and growing on a personal level.