The Art of Not Giving Up

March 15, 2023|Animal Lovers and Med Team, Emotional Intelligence, Self Mastery

Trying hard is a very important part of life if you want to be successful. However, to succeed, one must also fail on occasion. For many people, failure will come along more often than success, but the desire to achieve success remains the same. For others, even minor setbacks will cause them to decide to quit. We have put together a few of the most common reasons people give up and how to counteract those reasons.

Stop Letting Weaknesses Have Power

Everyone has strengths that can help them do amazing things or cope with extraordinary circumstances. As strong as someone may be, they will also have weaknesses. Unfortunately, too many people allow these weaknesses to dictate the course of their lives and their decisions. By giving weaknesses power, they are allowed to distract you from making progress. In fact, too many people allow weaknesses to cause them to give up on their desires, goals, or dreams.

Facing the Future

No one knows what the future holds and facing that uncertainty can be incredibly terrifying. People stuck in a fear of the future will often make only short-term plans as a result. Those who make longer-term plans may often abandon them halfway due to the stress surrounding their uncertainty.

Instead of being fearful, embrace your dreams and the changes that may occur along the way. Having a goal is the best way to move forward; it doesn’t always matter that the way you reach your goal may not have been planned. For example, if you want to save up $100k in ten years, it does not matter if you lost a job or two within that time frame if you still met your goal.

Focusing on Past Lessons

One must learn from and reconcile the past to gain positive results and self growth. Learning from the mistakes in your past is an important way to move forward, however, dwelling on t can be disastrous. Constantly thinking about what could have been if different decisions were made is a negative way of thinking that can prevent you from improving your future. Many people who are stuck dwelling on past mistakes end up giving up on their dreams for the future,

Instead, take the lessons that your mistakes must teach you. Use those lessons to make better choices that can help you in the future. Once you absorb those lessons, forgive your past self and move on with your new life!

Until next time, be well.

The Indigo Phoenix