"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."
Roger Bannister
Winners never quit and quitters never win. This assertion is ever true. No matter how brilliant a student has been in class, failure to sit for exam means he’s never going to be graded or promoted. You can still achieve your set goals, only be more determined to succeed even when failure seems to be inevitable.
The successful people around us today that we envy and want to be like have had some stories of failures to tell before they eventually became successful. Experiences with failure are there to mold us as to the best way to begin again in a more intelligent and coordinated manner.
Have you tried several times to gain admission into the University without success, keep trying. Have you been making several efforts to please your spouse to no avail, keep trying. Have you tried repeatedly to get a good job without result, keep trying. Who knows? This attempt might be the last attempt that will open your door of success. Don’t quit as long as you still have breath in you. You’re closer to success than when you started. Don’t quit!
It’s possible to still experience failure after you’ve given it your best possible effort. Some people wrote professional exams for more than ten times before they became successful while some quit after experiencing failure only twice. One fact you must get clear is the fact that you’re not a failure until you stop trying. A loser today may end up becoming a winner tomorrow if he keeps on trying. Losers who stop trying remain so forever. Don’t be discouraged, you’re never a loser.
To really move ahead after you’ve experienced painful defeat or failure, you must shun detractors. They are there to encourage you to quit. Never give in to their advice and suggestions.
Are you considering quitting as an option? Then do the following.
• Resolve to give it your last possible best effort.
• Seek counsel from the right source for encouragement.
• Do away with those who encourage you to quit.
• Think success and not failure.
• Evaluate your past trials for possible reasons for failure.
• Develop a new success strategy.
• Give it all it takes.
This is your time to succeed. You must never quit at this level. You’re closer to success now than ever before. Yes, you are!
Ajiboro Ayodeji is a Chartered HR Practitioner based in Lagos, Nigeria. Tel: 2348027807452. Email: jibdej@gmail.com.
