The Journey to Success: Never Give Up

In life, we often find ourselves at the crossroads reflecting on failures, relationships, marriage and dreams. We tend to think, in our failures there is no success to be achieved. It is with this negative thought, we remain haunted by our mistakes never to learn from them. We choose instead to give up becoming bitter and angry at life, refusing to pull the reins and take control. Life is a journey, not a destination. There will be trying times that will test our patience. But, it is through these trying times we must learn to continue the journey of greatness. If we remain at a standstill, stuck at a destination never to progress; then life will seem stagnant and unfulfilled. It is within our control to take failures and turn them into positives. Always see life through this perspective: As long as there is life, there is potential. When there is potential there will be success. Never give up hope. Keep pushing forward.

I will like to share this story. I am 28 years old and is starting to doubt my  future. I am doubtful if I will ever graduate and obtain a Master's degree (finally), have a career, get out of debt and get married. I held onto past failures (still do) and through my journey on  attempting to fulfill these goals, I gave up never to try again. The negative thoughts became my life line and I built myself on them. I kept setting up unrealistic goals, becoming frustrated and conflicted on what my true niche will be. I had no foundation. Just a blank canvas that needed an idea. Time became more of a focus as I grew impatient when things took to long to happen and lost all ambition to keep things going. One friend said to me, your still young; you have time. I think of her as a second mother who has attain success, but is pushing me to follow suit. I think of this analogy, when you try on various different pairs of shoes; you are looking for the perfect pair that is most comfortable. In life, you will go through different pair of shoes, until you finally find one that fits and is comfortable. You will go through different channels, gain experience along the way, but it is through these channels you learn what life has to offer. 

The lesson I learn is, failure is never a bad thing. It is a stepping stone towards self improvement. It is what we use to become better individuals. If I give up, I am being a coward and settling for what shouldn't be. If I want to achieve success, I have to believe success exist. I can't sit back and let it happen. Through hard-work and commitment, anything is possible. If you fail once, twice, three times doesn't mean you will continue to fail. If one thing is not working, move on to something that does. The more you move forward without stopping to think on failure, the more successful you will be. Life is always full of potential. It is your journey in finding it.

“Don't give up because things are hard, but work harder, when you think of giving up.” - Anthony Liccione.