DON’T QUIT … YET!

Many people give up on something they have believed in for so long, when they were about to have a breakthrough. Why would you pay such a heavy price for a dream you believed in! Then just stand and watch it melt down the drain like it was never worth your fight?

Persistent people begin there success where others quit. Successful people know when to hung-on, when everybody else has dropped their gloves. One person who has commitment, persistence and endurance will accomplish more than a thousand people with interest only. Friends, to succeed in anything you put your mind into, interest alone is not good enough; you need to have a fighting persevering spirit, the spirit of “I will never Quit, until I pull through”.

No obstacle can stand on the way of an undying spirit. Many people keep on worrying about what they don’t have, and nobody worries about what they have. Never worry about how much money, ability or equipment you are starting with; just begin with a million dollars worth of determination. It’s not what you have; it’s what you do with what you have that makes all the difference.

Imagine the pace of the snail; watch the snail can cover many miles regardless of the speed. This tells us that, in life, you can achieve and be anything you ever want to be, if only you can understand your speed, learn and master your strength, and like the snail, start small and be willing to move to the end.
Believe me, you will reach your dream if only you keep your mind focused, your vision clear and keep in motion. Like the snail, it will amaze you how much you will have accomplished. You can’t afford to give up in life yet, you have a lot to accomplish with your life, make a resolution never to quit until you reach your goal. God creates no average; we make average out of ourselves.

Challenge yourself today; what is it you are about to give up on? Dont quit yet! Hung on there, you can make it through. Make a diary of things that you are making a resolution not to give up on, promise yourself, you will hung on till you pull through. DON’T QUIT YET….HUNG ON!

BY BARINE.

SECURITY = MEDIOCRITY.

We all hear this everyday “Safety First” Mary Pickford once commented that, “don’t look at the sudden loss of a habit or way of life as the end of the road, see it instead as only a bend in the road that will open up all sorts of interesting possibilities and new experiences”. If you honestly must be successful, you must either have a chance or take one. You can’t get your head above water if you never stick your neck out.

J.Mason equips this better by stating that; A dream that does not include risk is not really worthy of being called a dream. I believe that a man who leaves nothing to chance will do few things badly, but he will do very few things. If you will never take risks, you will never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived.

I believe that, if you don’t risk anything, you will risk even more. Every person in life has a chance to improve himself, but some just don’t believe in taking chances. I agree with L. Platford when he said that; you have all eternity to be cautious, and then you are dead. Being destined for greatness friends requires you to take risks and confront great hazards. I would be happy to be a lion for a day, than be a sheep all my life. Believe me; if you dare for nothing, you need hope for nothing.

Conrad observed that; I encourage boldness because the danger of seniority and pension plans tempt a young man to settle in a rut named security rather than find his own rainbow; In life, you don’t concentrate on risk , you concentrate on results. There is no risk too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.

Whenever you see a successful person, I guarantee that person took risks and made courageous decisions. Success favors the bold. The world is a book in which those who do not take risks read only one page. Refuse to join the cautious crowd that plays not to lose. Play to win.

If you have found yourself throughout life never scared, embarrassed, disappointed, or hurt, it means you have never taken any chances. If your life is ever going to get better, you will have to take risks. There is simply no way you can grow without taking chances. I summarize this by the words of Herodotus, who said, “It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what may happen”.

Remember, saints are sinners who keep on trying, to escape a valley or rut. Keep on trying; keep on moving through the valley. God is with you…..!
By Barine.

FIND YOUR OWN RAINBOW…!

I agree with the words of Aristotle when he said that “whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way , by doing just acts, we come to be just, by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled , and by doing brave acts, we become brave”. We become what we are, not because someone thinks so, or made us feel so, but because of the efforts we take to make ourselves. Have you ever imagined how it would be like, if whatever we wished for, we got it?

A wise saying goes that, failures blame their predicaments in life on circumstances, but the wise people look for the right circumstances, and if they don’t get them, they make them. We need to realize, that nobody can ever make you feel inferior, unworthy or ugly, you can only make yourself to feel so. God creates no chunk or failures, but we make chunks and failures out of ourselves. Winston Churchill once pointed that, to all of us comes that moment in life when we are literally tapped on the shoulder to do a very special thing unique to ourselves and our talents. What a pity if that moment finds us unprepared”. You can only shine your rainbow by being ready and prepared to shine.

A lot of people have the will to win and shine in their lives, but not many have the will to prepare to win. You have to develop the will, and the courage to win. You got to learn to take chances in life for you to see your rainbow shine out after the storms. Embrace the valleys and the storms; develop a spirit of a warrior who never gives up until he conquers.

Morris West remarked that, if you spend your whole life inside waiting for the storms, you will never enjoy the sunshine. I don’t know of anyone who reached the top without daring. Life is an adventure, dare yourself, challenge yourself friend, think bigger than yourself, nobody can make you a star, you have to take the responsibility, when you make the resolve to shine, the resolve to get out of mediocrity, the resolve to get out of mediocrity, the resolve to face life’s challenges as a winner, the whole universe will conspire together to grant you your desires.

Dare to dream, dare to shine and stand out and let your rainbow shine out! The world is watching. But remember, you have nobody but yourself to blame. It all depends squarely on you!!

By Barine.

CAN YOU DEFINE LIFE?

Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many people call you, and it’s not about who you’ve dated, are dating or haven’t dated at all. It isn’t about whom you’ve kissed, what sport you play or which girl or guy likes you.

It’s not about your shoes or your hair or the color of your skin or where you live or go to school. In fact it’s not about grades, money, clothes or colleges that accept you or not.
Life isn’t about if you have loads of friends or if you are alone and it’s not about how accepted or unaccepted you are. Life just isn’t about that!

But life is about whom you love and who you hurt. It’s about how you feel about yourself. It’s about trust, happiness and compassion. It’s about sticking up for your friends and replacing inner hate with love.

Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance and building confidence. It’s about what you say for what you mean. It’s about seeing people for who they are and not what they have. Most of all, it’s about choosing to use your life to touch someone else’s in a way that could never have been achieved otherwise. These choices are what life is about.
By Barine.

CONFESS YOU ARE STRONGER TO DEFEAT….!

Being young is like riding on a carousel of emotions problems, issues, insecurities et al. but don’t let this deter you from challenging life. To challenge is to live a fulfilling winning life.

Youth is a time of rapid change. It can also be a time of confusion. You may feel as if you are standing alone in a wasteland or on a battlefield. Sometimes you may think you can’t believe in anybody, that no one loves you, or that you have no reason to live. You may feel anxious about your looks or have quarreling parents at home, financial worries or a serious illness. From feeling confident and upbeat at one moment, you may be overwhelmed with insecurity, frustration or apathy the next. You may have fundamental questions about yourself: who am I? What should I do with my life? It is quite natural to feel unsure about how to proceed.

It is better to concentrate your energies on what you need to do right now, and gradually your full potential will emerge. The most important thing is not to give up on you, giving in to negativity or cynicism. Don’t compare yourself with others. Be true to who you are and try to cherish and feel content with your irreplaceable life. Even if you are sometimes laughed at, or people let you down, keep going forward and never let yourself be defeated. An easy life where everything goes your way might seem great, but it won’t help you develop your character. You may even become a person who is of no help when things get tough.

There is no such thing as a whole life of smooth sailing. Therefore you are actually doing yourself a favor by taking on difficult challenges, strengthening yourself while you are young. Difficulties can enable you to develop a big heart and become a person of depth and substance. Rather than a life of blank pages, it’s better to live a life crammed full of memories of struggles and wonderfully varied experiences.

Even if you feel powerless, that it is difficult to believe in yourself, please try not to be easily swayed by the views of others, and hold true to what you know is right. Try to believe in yourself. You possess a treasure more valuable than power or fame. To be young is to have hope, passion and freedom. Your whole life lies ahead of you, brimming with possibilities. Set your sight high.

By challenging a great goal, you can break through your limitations and realize incredible growth. It all comes down to you. Don’t rely on others or wait for them to do something.

Try to develop such a strong sense of responsibility that you can stand up to the fiercest storms, confidently proclaiming, “I WILL DO IT. JUST WATCH ME”
By Barine.

SEIZE THE MOMENT.

Winners are self-motivated. They don’t wait for someone else to raise the bar. They raise it themselves. Champions in life arrive early and stay late. They know what they’re there for. They don’t have to be told five times to do something or be given a five minute lecture on how to do it. You give them the challenge, and they get it done.

There are people who work at 50 percent of their ability and who are successful. Then there are the ones who give 110 percent of everything they’ve got and barely make it. Which one would you want? I’d rather have people who give it their all and walk off the field knowing that. In business, life as in athletics, champion is the person who at the end says, “I gave it everything I had, win or lose, you got the best I can give”.

My friends, the ideal never comes, but today is ideal for him who makes it so. Live for today. Don’t let what you have within your grasp today be missed entirely because only the future intrigued you, and the past disheartened you.

Mason argued that doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. When can you live if not now? All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. Begin to live today friend. I believe that there are many people who are at the right place at the right time but don’t know it. It is okay to take time to plan, but when the time of action has arrived, stop thinking and go for it.

You’ve got to know the real value of today, since the future that you long and dream for begins today. The regrets that most people experience in life come from failing to act when they have an opportunity. Dunning said, great opportunities come to all, but many do not know that they have met them. The only preparation to take advantage of them is to watch what each day brings.

Few people know when to rise to the occasion. Most only know when to sit down. Many do spend too much time dreaming of the future, never realizing that a little of it arrives every day. I agree with what Schabacker said that, every day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
What are you doing with your TODAY?

BY BARINE.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU!

Mason commented that our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves, to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by today, to do our work with more force than ever before. If you would sincerely want to know who is responsible for most of your troubles, take a look in the mirror. Believe me, if you could kick the fellow responsible for most of your problems, you wouldn’t be able to sit down for three weeks. That fellow is you! It is time for us to stay out of our way.

Most people complain of stumbling blocks which they have imposed on themselves. There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Your own future depends on many things, but much of it is mostly on you. You may succeed if nobody else believes in you, but you will never succeed if you don’t believe in yourself. What you picture in your mind, your mind will go to work to accomplish. When you change your pictures, you automatically change your performance. Whatever you attach consistently to the words, “I am”, you will become.

Its impossible for man to be cheated by anyone but himself. Gain control of your mind, or it will gain control of you. Your imagination dictates your openness to positive direction. As Norman Vincent remarked, “do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Remind yourself that God is with you and that nothing can defeat Him.

No one can defeat you unless first you defeat yourself. Self-image sets the boundaries and limits of each of our individual accomplishments. Colton argued that we are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves. You need to understand that a person who doubts himself is like a man who enlists in the ranks of his enemy and bears arms against himself. You cannot afford to commit treason against your own life and purpose.

You need to realize that your world first exists within you. Everyman carries with him the world in which he must live. When you face challenges and obstacles in life, remember that you are the handicap you must face; you are the one who must choose your place.
As mason summed up, you are your own doctor when it comes to curing cold feet, a hot head, and a stuffy attitude.

By Barine.

BEGIRN WHERE YOU ARE!

Henry Ward once advised that we need to hold yourself responsible to a higher standard than anyone else expects of us. Never ever excuse yourself. Mason is of the opinion that, opportunity is always where you are, never where you were. You need to start with what you have, and not with what you don’t have.

To get anywhere you must launch out for somewhere, or you will get nowhere. Hamilton advised that, the question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and education advantages, but what he will do with the things he has. I am of the opinions that, God will always give us an ability to create what we need from something that is already here. We have to begin from where we are by utilizing or using maximally what we have at hand.

Each person tends to either underrate or overrate that which they do not possess. Howe said that, people are always neglecting something they can do and trying to do something they can’t do. Roosevelt added by saying, do what you can, with what you have, where you are. The best way to learn anything thoroughly is by starting at the bottom. Do what you can Now, don’t wait for tomorrow. Successful people accomplish more than other because they go ahead and do it before they are ready.

Remember, almost everything comes from almost nothing. So, do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not, but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. Murdock said that, whatever God has already given to you will create anything else He has promised to you.
The truth is, you can’t know what you can do until you try. The most important thing about reaching your dream is starting right where you are.

I would summarize it with the words of Edward Hail who said, “I cannot do everything, but I still can do something, and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do” what are you doing with yourself today? That’s your FUTURE!

BY BARINEN.