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Make
this the day you Draw a Line In The Sand
By Tim Connor and Yvonne F. Brown
Over the years, I have been brought
to my knees a number of times while facing problems,
challenges and failure. I can tell you, with a great
deal of personal certainty, that no one – I mean no
one – escapes this life without some adversity,
problems or failure. The value in these moments of
adversity is to learn and
grow. There is another benefit as well: it tests your
resolve.
Years ago, I was facing a serious
personal and career crossroads. I was not doing well
(probably an understatement).
Now, I have lots of friends and peers who, on the
surface, seem to just successfully float through life
and their careers. At first glance, they don’t seem to
have any real serious business, financial or career
challenges. But, I can tell you, do not be misled by
outer appearances. The difference between me and them is
that I have developed the courage to share these
challenges with my
readers and audiences. This is not done in search of
pity or emotional support. I do it because
we need the
constant reminder that each of us has our own personal
dragons we must slay.
One thing I have learned is that
sooner or later you have to draw a line in the sand. You
have to say to yourself, “No matter what life gives
me, I can handle it. I will not give up or give in.
Period.” I
had one of those little talks with myself in 1991. It
was the middle of the recession, and I was scrounging
for every dollar I could. I even spent a Sunday
afternoon looking through the want ads for a job. But,
as I was circling ads to investigate, something clicked
inside me. I said to myself, “If I have to run this
business out of the trunk of my car, so be it. I will do
whatever it takes.” You know, friends, from that
moment on, things started to get better – slowly at
first, then more rapidly.
This doesn’t mean I am home free.
It only means that I surmounted one more hurdle. And
there will be others. I don’t like them, but I know I
need them to get better, wiser and stronger.
How about you?
Have you drawn your line in the sand yet?
Have you said, “No matter how tough it gets, I
will not quit?”
If you have, I salute you. If you are waiting for
some miracle, I will hope for you that it appears. If
you are wavering, struggling or considering calling it
quits, I encourage you to remember one thing I
learned over thirty years ago from one of my first
mentors: he said to me, “The cost of failure is
always higher than the cost of success. You will have to
pay one of the prices. Which would you rather pay?”
Reprinted
with permission of Tim Connor
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