The Persistence Factor

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Big dreams stall when willpower wears thin. <em>The Persistence Factor</em> shows you how to keep going-smartly sustainably and together.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Physician-executive Dr Kevin Fickenscher distills forty-plus years of leading rural clinics Fortune-500 C-suites and national policy tables into one repeatable blueprint: the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Persistence Cycle</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Purpose → Consider → Commit → Focus → Assess → Integrate</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - and then repeat until the breakthrough sticks . Packed with field stories that range from transforming prairie health systems to advising Congress on digital medicine the book reveals why long-game change hinges less on heroic stamina than on disciplined reflection and adaptive iteration.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inside you'll discover</span></p><p></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The FAIR-CTI ethos</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Fairness Attitude Integrity Respect Consistency Transparency and Inclusion-that turns trust into the mortar holding teams together through stormy seasons</span></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A Confidence Loop</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> to convert criticism into renewed momentum without losing sight of your purpose</span></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Failure as Strategic Fuel</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-how to mine setbacks for data allies and narrative power</span></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Leader's Self-Retreat</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-a step-by-step reset that clarifies values reallocates energy and prevents burnout</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're launching a social-impact start-up re-architecting healthcare or rallying a community around bold policy </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Persistence Factor</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> hands you the compass and the toolkit. Dr Fickenscher's warm storytelling voice makes complex strategy feel like a fireside chat while ready-to-use worksheets and reflection prompts turn insight into immediate action.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If you believe tomorrow can be better-but know tomorrow will fight back-this book equips you to outlast the resistance inspire steadfast allies and translate purpose into a legacy that endures. Read it apply it and-most of all-persist.</span></p><p></p>