27 Feb Get up and make it happen!
Happiness; success; health; wellbeing … these don’t just come to you.
Happiness; success etc … you need to make them happen!
And this great article shows how 8 simple words can provide the motivation to get up and get going…
via the Ladders by Christopher D Connors
“Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful (people)with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Ray Kroc
The next time you find yourself sitting there gazing at your smartphone, somehow expecting the answers are magically going to come to you, remind yourself first — it never works that way. And second, think of this great line from the movie Boiler Room,
“Motion Creates Emotion”
I say this because the biggest thing that holds all of us back is:
- Indecision
- Complacency
- Sitting still and believe it or not, what may actually be worse…
- Tepid action. Lukewarm, half-hearted, uninspired, simply-not-gonna-get the job done… action.
I’ve seen this manifest itself in my life. I’ve seen so many intelligent people’s career dreams crash and burn because they weren’t persistent enough. They didn’t know the right way to communicate. They thought they were doing the right thing, but they weren’t truly going all-in and giving things maximum effort.
Please don’t make the same mistake.
You and I will make mistakes throughout our lives, and we’ll find that we actually improve and learn from those mistakes. But some mistakes tend to compound themselves, making it harder to rise to our feet. And no mistake is more damaging than repeatedly giving a half-ass effort. You must give things maximum attitude and effort if you want to live the life you dream about…
…keep reading the full & original article HERE