Are You a Quitter?
What’s the first thing we usually need to do when we join WA and start to build success? We get asked to set goals. Goals we shall focus on to achieve a plan or our dreams, only to find us facing many obstacles.
On our road to success, obstacles are guaranteed and sooner or later we will come across them. It may be in the beginning of our journey. This can be as little as doubt in ourselves what makes us struggle. It may be fear of the unknown and the lack of skills/experience.
But also obstacles may come much later in the form of real life issues which make you feel like you just can’t move ahead in reaching your goals. Those obstacles may come in form of a lack of resources and funds to keep going. No goal or dream is achieved without any struggle.
The key is to stay focused and motivated, which seems to be hard when we’re at the end of our capabilities. To quit would be an easy way out, but trust me when I say, that this certainly will result in failure when we quit.
I’ve come across a very motivating and inspirational poem I would like to share with you today.
Don't Quit - No Matter What
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
It’s a wonderful poem, isn’t it? Life is hard, no doubt, and as we all know, nothing happens without a reason. We need to learn to adapt and adjust along the way. That often means to be prepared to encounter obstacles on our journey and explore alternative paths for making it all work.
If we quit too soon only to see someone else achieving what we were dreaming about, chances are we realize too late how close we were to the same achievement. The goals and dreams you set and have for yourself are part of you. When you fail to push forward to achieve those goals and let your dreams come true, then you give up on yourself.
Don’t quit. Do not give up on who you are, what you’re meant to be and definitely not on what you want to do and achieve. Believe in yourself!
We all know what DON’T QUIT means, but let me show you how I read it.
I hope this poem helps you stay motivated when you feel at the edge of your capabilities. I would love for you to share your own way what keeps you pushing forward in hope that we help those who really feel like quitting and could use a handful of motivation.
Thanks for reading and continued success to all of us!
Take care,
Nicole
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You're welcome, Mary, and keep moving forward as this will lead you to success. :)
All the best,
Nicole
Thank you so much for posting that. It was needed especially for me as there has been numerous obstacles and things life has thrown my way for the last month or so that has taken me away from updating my website regularly. I now find myself slowly wanting to get back into the thick of things.
Hi there,
you're very welcome and I'm happy that this is helping you also to get back into business.
Life can and will be hard at times and interfere with our plans. If everything would go by plan, it may be such a boring life. Slow progress is much better than to quit. If you quit, you won't make any progress at all. :)
I'm glad to hear that you start to get back and mastered this hurdle. This is a great achievement and remember it in the future, when you get close to wanting to quit. Keep moving just like you do now. Make mistakes, learn from them and DON'T QUIT. Believe in yourself. You can DO IT!
Keep up the great work!
Take care,
Nicole
Thank you Nicole, I love poems, did you write the poem yourself, for as I know you are from Germany, then it would be amazingly smart! Greetings Loes
I'm not that smart, Loes, to come up with such a great poem. Unfortunately, even the author is unknown. :)
I've found it a while ago and if I like something and I know it will come in handy one day, I keep it. :)
Glad you liked it and I love poems too.
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Nice boost. Thanks. Seems to be poetry day here at WA.
Sometimes a poem can change the day to be a better one and to be honest, everyone can use a nice little motivational boost from time to time. :)
All the best!