Daily motivator 23 July 2006

More Than One Attempt:

Are you looking for a way to succeed or for an excuse to quit? Success requires more than one attempt. Only rarely will anyone get it right the first time.

There are thousands of perfectly understandable reasons to give up. And those reasons compound with every failed attempt. So you must make sure your reason to keep going is even stronger.

Excuses are easy to come by, and they can be quite compelling. But they're useless. Excuses won't pay the rent or put food on the table. Excuses might make you feel better for a moment or two, but they're shallow and bring no lasting fulfillment.

Find a reason to succeed that will outweigh all those excuses. Implant it firmly within you and keep going for as long as it takes. Past the first attempt. Past the second attempt. Past the twenty-fifth attempt. Do it again and again until you get it right. Every attempt has value, but only if you keep going.

Thanks SteveO. These messages bring me back on track after my numerous distractions.

Wow remarkable post. Thanks for that motivation! This actually reminds me of a programmers life... programs (as many can tell) are never perfect, but they do get better. With programs you seek to find more efficiency and keep debugging until all the errors are fixed. Even if you create more errors during your debugging process, your hard work will eventually pay out. Don't lose hope like most other people, you can do it! :D