Having courage every day to get up and try to make ends meet, live a purposeful life, and be healthy can be overwhelming depending on the cards that we have been dealt. When you feel defeated at the end of the day, find that courageous voice within you, and get ready to tackle tomorrow.
Leave it to MJ to put into words a simple truth. You can’t succeed without failing because failing shows effort and shows that you’re attempting success. Failure also teaches, as surely Michael missed plenty of shots but tweaked his shot with each miss until he missed less and less. He also wasn’t afraid to take the shot, even if the entire game was riding on it. That fearlessness in the face of possible failure is something we can all take away.
Last time you fell flat on your face and you promised yourself that would never happen again. Well, today’s another day. Today’s the day you stand up and push on. And if you fall again, go ahead and get up tomorrow and try again.
Problems will arise as you begin to make progress toward your goal. There will be days that feel like a plateau, physically, mentally, financially. Don’t lose heart. Instead, take those setbacks and make them the very thing that fuels your desire to beat them.
Of course the guy that invented the lightbulb can find a better way. His message is true though. Just because we feel the task may be too daunting, doesn’t mean it will be. Sometimes when you begin the work that must be done, you find a shortcut.
The first time you try to make your dreams a reality, you will fail. That must not set you back. You must pick yourself up and do even better the next time. When you stick at it, you will become successful.
The way to get your dreams is not just going to magically light up before you like a yellow brick road. You have to pave the road to your own success through hard work. You can’t give up on the first or second or tenth failure. You’re worth more than that.
Things look difficult now, but they can be done. In fact, this is the easiest these things will ever be. If you start with doing little things, it makes the next step smaller. You can’t accomplish everything in a few short steps. It is a marathon.
Every setback feels like the end of the world, especially when you are so highly invested. You must remember that things are not easy. Every success story starts with a million tiny failures. If your failures are big, imagine the success you are in store for.
We already know that success doesn’t accept excuses. It’s completely true. When you give excuses, even to yourself, you’re just hiding the fact that you’ve given up. When someone offers an excuse, they should be offering you an apology.
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