"I GIVE UP!"

Have you ever felt to just give up?

You have tried your hardest and put in 100% but it has still not worked out. Nothing ever seems to go right especially when you try that is when it all falls apart. Life challenges us all of the time to see how much we really want something. For example when looking for a job you may send your CV to hundreds of applications and all you receive is rejection after rejection! What is wrong with me you may even ask yourself, it must be the credit crunch, there are no jobs out there... you may get to a point where you actually see no results for all of the effort that you are putting in and decide to just give up. The people around you may even be telling you to give up because you never achieve anything anyway. But the big question is WILL you give up? HOW much do you want the thing you are trying to achieve?

Many people face rejection, disappointment and perceived failure all of the time however it is how they deal with it that makes the greatest difference. There is a quote that says "Many of life's failures are people who did not know how close to success they were when they gave up!" Thomas Edison. The moment you are about to say those words "I give up" you are cutting off the oxygen to what you really want to achieve. If you look at it in a different light and think maybe this way is not working let me plan a different way as I have learned a lot from the lessons so far. See failure as a lesson that empowers you to move forward with a little bit more knowledge. We all have the ability to make choices no matter how big or small therefore it is important to ensure that you make the right choices to help you move forward in a positive way. Ask yourself now what have been your 3 greatest achievements in life so far? Write them down on paper and anytime you find yourself saying those three words "I give up" shift your energy to the positive achievements that you already have and these will help you to achieve even more. Remember as Les Brown says "You must remain focused on your journey to greatness".