Don't Give Up

Confucius once said, “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

Stretching yourself doesn’t mean never failing.  In fact, when you stretch yourself it includes failing – sometimes a lot of it.  The most important thing is never give up, never quit.  This is vital for everyone to understand. 

Do you give up easily? 

Do you let setback and frustrations deter you from your goals?  Or do you learn from your mistakes and press on towards your dreams.

Stretching yourself requires you to have a never-quit attitude.  It is easy to give up when we experience failure, but if a goal is worth setting and achieving, it likely will take a never-quit attitude to accomplish it.  Anything that is truly worthwhile isn’t easy.  That is what makes achieving goals so much more rewarding.  This is a stretch principal that you can put into every aspect of your life.  Things are not given, they are earned, and it is up to you to take what life is giving you and learn and never give up.

A lot of people mistake success for perfection.  They see the end result of someone’s success and feel that it was too easy, or that they can do the same.  Then, when faced with failure in their endeavors, they give up and don’t want to continue, for fear of failing again. 

What they didn’t see was that person’s struggle, the blood, sweat, and tears of trying to make something that will not only change them, but others around them.  They didn’t see the countless hours, the failures, and that never give up attitude that finally rewarded them with success.

Understand those failures force you to face some things about yourself, things that you need to improve on or that your lacking in order for you to be successful.  And if you let that initial failure defeat you, you will never accomplish your goal. 

Stretching yourself means learning from your failures and not giving up when difficult times arise.  Because when you achieve your goals and you look back over everything you had to overcome to reach that point, you are not only happy, but you’re a better person because of it.

I’m willing to make adjustments but I am too stubborn to give up…are you?

Remember if you give up – you won’t change the way your mind works and deals with failure, everything stays the same.  In fact you create some negative reinforcements in your subconscious that will deter you from taking a risk.

This is your life - make the most of it - begin working with the power of your mind by never giving up, being consistent and finish strong.  You’ll be glad you did.

I look forward to connecting with you soon.