# Perseverance

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/perseverance/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/

Perseverance helps you to continue achieving your goals despite setbacks whilst maintaining a sense of motivation and passion.

Research suggests that maintaining a degree of motivation and passion when pursuing your goals is a key skill related to experiencing higher levels of resilience.

## The need for 'grit'

Watch this video for an introduction to the importance of pushing on with a sense of passion in the various aspects of your life.

<https://youtu.be/GfF2e0vyGM4>

## Assess your current level of perseverance

### [Academic perseverance](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/perseverance/academic/)

How well can you face academic failure without being overly discouraged?

### [Personal perseverance](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/perseverance/personal/)

How well can you make necessary decisions when faced with a personal or emotional difficulty?

### [Social perseverance](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/perseverance/social/)

How well can you readily adapt within a stressful social situation?