To me, there’s nothing more infuriating than a lost opportunity. When I was younger, I would lament and feel sorry for myself when I didn’t get what I wanted. Thing was, I rarely went out and seized the opportunity to get it. Really. That doesn’t make much sense does it? I’ve noticed that a lot of people bemoan the fact that their lives aren’t the way they want them to be. But I rarely see people driving forward and really fostering that change necessary to make a real difference. There is a certain amount of effort that is necessary to ‘just get by’ and there is about a hundred times more effort necessary to ‘make it happen’. It wasn’t until I realized I was the only one that could honestly ‘make it happen’ in my life, that I really started to see the positive improvements and change happen.
Someone recently said to me, “A great idea is the start, but those that are successful have persistence and determination.” That is so true it’s hard to describe. Never giving up is a hallmark of success. It reminds me of a poster I saw long ago and always kept in mind. I didn’t do the artwork for this one, but it is so apt for what I’m talking about I have to include it. The question for today however is this, Can you persist through adversity to get what you want, or will you just give up? Think about it…
