Persistence isn’t using the same tactics over and over. That’s just annoying.
Persistence is having the same goal over and over.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/03/persistence.html
After reading the above post from Seth Godin, I realized that best lessons are the ones that are simply taught. You know you have experience that lessons when after you read it.. you say “I get it”.