Never Give Up

An important lesson to be learned when you have a burning passion is that you should never give up on it.  People "settle" because they feel they failed at going for their dream or it just isn't realistic.  The story of Thomas Edison is a remarkable one.  People of his time thought the light bulb was impossible; could not be done.  It took the man 10,000 tries but on number 10,000 low and behold there was light!

Any biography of successful individuals show that there is a key to their success.  Read up on Walt Disney, Andrew Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, etc.  That key is PERSISTENCE.  They NEVER GAVE UP.  I've been witnessing some of my friends and family including myself persist and do you know what happens?  Success!  

If you want to witness this on a smaller scale, do some mundane tasks; for example like cleaning your house and concentrate on that only.  I guarantee you will finish it.  Then step it up a bit; paint your living room, a project that you've been putting to the side for months or even years.  When that's finished, step it up again!  What if you wanted to learn the piano?  You know you'd have to take lessons so you decide to take lessons and even practice on your own and possibly by a keyboard or digital piano.  You learn scales, octaves, keys, then songs!  Before you know it, you're a piano player.  So step it up again!  Go for that position at work you've been dreaming of or start working toward another type of career goal you've always dreamed of.  Just be persistent.  I can guarantee that you'll either get there or will get something or somewhere better than you could ever imagine.