Teammates, to recap, the key question is how do you stay
Fired UP to keep trying – to keep doing – to keep persevering – to keep from
quitting – to keep from giving up – to keep persisting – to keep pressing on
after you’ve had your failures or, as Dr. Seuss would say, “your hang-ups and
bang-ups?” Here are two secrets!
1. The bigger your goal the longer it will take you to
accomplish it – which means you need to have the stamina to maintain course and
speed when things get bleak. I’ve always found and firmly believe in the
concept of healthy body = healthy mind. Get yourself in shape! Your brain
relies on your body for nourishment – to give yourself the best possible
chances for success you need to keep your brain and body partnership thriving
through exercise and great nutrition.
2. Assuming you have the stamina to press on through
thick and thin, you’ll still need protection against the “quitter demons” –
these are the little voices you’ll hear in your head or from those you love and
trust or from repeated failures. To beat the little bastards back use the
weapon of Perspective. Remind yourself of your position in life compared to
those less fortunate – and dig deep here – example – you can read, remember how
many can’t or perhaps once could, but no longer can – that no one is shooting
at you – that food will be on your table tonight – that you have friends, loved
ones, clothes, so on and so on. The key here is appreciating the perspective of
your situation in comparison to other things in life. It’ll keep you grounded
and on track when others might want you to join their misery…after all misery
loves company!
As you attack your 2015 goals, I hope you’re able to use
these to keep your persistence engine stoked, because at the end of day,
persistence is the only thing that gets, and keeps, you going to achieve your
goal. I’ll leave you with my favorite quotation of all-time:
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are
omnipotent. The slogan "Press On!" has solved and always will solve
the problems of the human race. J. Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the
United States.
I go more in depth in my book Be Unstoppable: https://www.perfectonline.com/product/BeUnstop
CHARLIE MIKE – (Press On in military speak!) ALDEN
