The lack of persistence is the reason most people fail in attaining their goals. Many organizational ysts and (36) ________ consultants consider persistence to be the (37) ________ key to success at both the organizational and (38) ________ level. Success (39) ________ comes easily on the first try. What (40) ________ the successful from the unsuccessful is (41) ________. Successful people also fail (42) ________ but they do not let their failures (43) ________ their spirit. (44)________________. And again. And again. Until they succeed. (45) ________________, usually passing the blame on to someone or something else, and learn nothing from their experience other than perfecting their scapegoating techniques. Successful people expect periodic defeats, learn what went wrong and why, don’’t waste time looking for someone to blame, make necessary adjustments, and try again. (46) ________________. If you are not persistent, you will almost certainly fail.