"Slow and steady wins the race." It's not glamorous, but it's true. The tragedy is that most people never even get in the race, and many of those who do hope that success comes easily and swiftly.
When it doesn't, they're out of the race, before it really begins. What they don't realize is that the decision to be unstoppable is never made just once. It is made moment by moment, again and again.
Setbacks are inevitable. In fact, they're evidence that we're doing something. The more mistakes we make, the greater our chance of success. Failures indicate a willingness to experiment and take risks.
Unstoppable women and men have learned that each failure brings wisdom and insight that will take them one step closer to achieving their dreams. When we focus on one unstoppable moment at a time and stay the course, the end result will take care of itself.
It's important to remind ourselves that failure is an event, not a person. If you don't achieve your 30-day goal, does that make you a failure? If you don't get a promotion at work, does that make you a failure? If you get married and then divorced, does that make you a failure? Of course not!
Failure doesn't characterize who you are. It is simply an event that happens to you. And when you continue to move forward, despite difficult experiences, you have already won!
Action: Find the gift in the setback
The next time the outcome you had hoped for doesn't transpire, look for the gift. Ask yourself the following
questions:
1. What can I learn from what happened?
2. What am I grateful for about this experience?
3. What are the potential benefits of this experience?
4. What is the best way for me to move forward?
Commit to finding the gift in any setback. And in advance, tell yourself that you will never, never, never quit. If you don't give up, you simply cannot fail. Not only will you achieve your dreams, but the combination of your commitment, courage, and faith will rise as the greatest triumph of all.
-Cynthia Kersey
Here's a positive affirmation you can write down and repeat to yourself when you need a quick burst of inspiration...
"I hold tightly to the vision of what I want to accomplish.
I leave little to chance because I have a plan which outlines not only where I want to end up in life, but how to go about getting there.
Because I make the trait of stick-to-it-ness my ally I will outlast those who give up or quit before experiencing the sweet rewards of success. I embrace and make my mantra the saying, "slow and steady wins the race". If I happen to experience accelerated success the more the better, but I don't require it nor do I give up if things take time.
I was made for greatness and every day I strive to live my life to the fullest."
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