What is perseverance?

What is perseverance?
Staying with the task and not giving up
Demonstrating commitment, pride and a positive attitude in completing a task
Working hard without giving up
Pursuing worthy objectives with determination and patience, while exhibiting fortitude when confronted with failure
Demonstrating self-discipline

What does perseverance look or sound like?
Spending time practising a skill
Trying something new that is very difficult and not giving up
Having to overcome personal obstacles to reach a goal
Saving money and making sacrifices to buy something
Working toward a goal for a reasonable period of time before questioning whether the goal should change
Believing a goal can be met , even when success doesn’t come easily
Learning from past mistakes and avoiding the same mistakes in the future