“I’m just going to give up,” you think to yourself.
Sure, it seems like the easiest thing to do when you are facing a difficulty or an “impossible” situation. But giving up is the easy thing to do. Everyone gives up when things don’t seem to be going their way. Many times, they believe that nothing will change and there is no reason to continue. But they have it all wrong…
The key to being successful at anything and overcoming anything is persistence.
Legendary inventor and businessman Thomas A. Edison knew this far too well. In regards to inventing the electric light bulb he said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10000 ways that won’t work.”
Hence, what won’t work does not mean it will never work. You have to keep trying. Decide what you want and never give up. You are never a “failure” until you decide to quit. Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons also believes this too be true. He has been quoted numerous times saying, “There are no failures, only quitters.” So there you have.
In life, “quitters” are just people who decided that trying got to hard; people who became too discouraged; and people who believed that nothing would ever change. Being a quitter is not bad, but before you become one make sure that you really have done all that you can do. Don’t stop trying when you hit a bump in the road. Instead, keep moving forward.
When it comes to goals and dreams, you have to decide what it is that you want and never give up on it –even if you feel like you are the underdog…even if you feel like everything is against you.
Know, there is always a way, and you can always find a way, if you choose not to quit.
Persistence will always be the key to your success. As Edison said, “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.”