Just when you are about to quit - DON'T

Many great people have said, right before their greatest victories or successes they were about to quit, but for some reason kept going. So many people have ideas or dreams and give up too soon before they may have made them reality.

I have read many items such as the above, but have not had them hit home until this past year. I too have dreams and hopes and work very hard to make them reality. But I have to admit, there are days I want to quit. But, isn't it great when you get some encouragement out of the blue! It just takes a little for me and then I am fired up. Refueled to keep going. I guess the most difficult thing for me in life is my husband and his pessimistic outlook on life. Ahhhh, some days he makes me want to crawl in a hole and not come out. He is the Chicken Little of Kentucky. The government will be broke in 20...., the stock market fell so and so points today, and on and on. Dwelling on the negative, I think, is not healthy. Don't get me wrong, I love that man, he is a good father and husband. But he is too much into reality for me!! Or is it reality. IT may be his, but it is not mine. There are some days I say ignorance is bliss, if I don't know that something may fail, I keep going and it succeeds!

I am the dreamer and refuse to stop dreaming. I know there are days I want to give up on my dreams but lucky for me I get little signs along the way to keep going. I thank anyone and everyone who ever gives me an encouraging word, and sometimes you don't realize you have.

I heard several months ago, new businesses fail in the first two years. I refuse to be part of that statistic. Kim and I are so positive about what we are doing and believe in it. I think that is a big part of success, believing in yourself when no one else does. And that is difficult I know, believe me, how I know.

If you find yourself about to quit on something you are pursuing, stop and think about what you want and why. Go back to why you are doing it and keep that in the forefront. Also, don't miss an opportunity to get out and meet others, you never know when an idea or opportunity will come your way.

I just picked up a little newsletter we receive in the mail and there was an article about Louise Hay! If you don't know who she is, she is the mother of positive thinking and affirmations. It is great to see this type philosophy being written up in a newsletter that typically has items about medicines, stock and other money investments, inventions etc. It seems everyone is starting to realize in order to change anything in our life, we change our way of thinking. Not sure if my husband ever will, but that is another blog!!

I just got a very complimentary email about my blog. That was so great and has me re-energized to work even harder towards my dream. Don't stop dreaming - have a great day.
Diane

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."