Giving up?
Ever been in situation when you thought that all hope is gone? That there is nothing meaningful and worthwhile left fighting for? That everything is futile and just not going your way?
Before you throw in the towel, clear that mind of yours.
Sit back and reflect.
Reflect hard!
Have you given your absolute all? Have you exhausted all avenues? Have you even taken action?
Sometimes we are just too affected by the negative things other people say. I say take the constructive ones and learn from them. For the just plain nasty comments, screw them!
Most importantly, you cannot give up on yourself even when the whole world has given up on you. Maintain the faith and keep going!
Just take a leaf out of King Leonidas and his small band of Spartan warriors who battled to the death against the overwhelming Persian army in the film ‘300′. Now that is what I call COURAGE and PERSEVERANCE. That’s the never-say-die attitude worth emulating.
I have made my own fair share of mistakes and screw-ups. Does it get me down? Sure it does! But I will always pick myself up after that. Without fail. No point indulging in self pity. There are far too important things out there to worry about than just your own mistakes and failures.
Putting it in perspective, just think of the starving kids in Africa, or people who lost their limbs stepping on land mines in Cambodia, or those that lost their loved ones in natural disasters or accidents. Our problems just dwarf in comparison.
Why am I suddenly talking about this? I just read an email from Travis of the Bum Marketing fame, and he was talking about a scene in the show ‘ Facing the Giants’ on not giving up.
It’s really inspirational, so I thought I write something about this topic.
” Don’t quit till you got nothing left!
Keep Driving!
Keep Moving!
Keep Going!
Don’t quit on me!
It’s not too hard!”
Enjoy the video! Thanks Travis for the video URL!
[tags]courage, perseverance, don’t quit, inspirational, facing the giants, Travis, Bum Marketing[/tags]
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