Stick-to-itiveness

Have you ever heard the term, "stick-to-itiveness?"

Here's the definition from the dictionary.

Stick-to-itiveness is what you have when you stick with something. Even when it isn't all that fun at the moment. It's persistence. But I think "stick-to-itiveness" is more fun to say than "persistence."

When you really love something, like drawing or reading or playing a sport or singing or origami or baking or whatever, you get natural stick-to-itiveness. Because it's something you love. You are more likely to keep at it. If something isn't interesting to you, you're more likely to just drop it and go do something else.

Drawing can give you stick-to-itiveness that you can use when you do other things. This is because drawing is a great way to try something, then try it again, erase and start over, and try some more. Do more than one version. Draw one thing, wait a week, then draw another. And if something comes out weird or silly or some other unexpected way, you can try making it into something different. Or you can color it or paint over it. Or turn it upside down. Or hand it to a friend and say, "Add something."

All you need to find your own stick-to-itiveness is a pencil and some paper. And it's a great thing to have, because your stick-to-itiveness is what will make it possible for you to find the thing or things in life that you most love to do and that you are good at. And that's fantastic!