Today I am going to share a poem that has helped me more than once.
You can copy and paste it to a word document and print it out of you like. I have it printed on a laminated card I keep in my wallet so I can pull it out and read it when I need to.
READ, LEARN, ENJOY
Don’t Quit!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victors cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victors cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
Its when things seem worst that you must not quit.
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
Its when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Anonymous
Now that you have read this, think of how you were once (maybe more than once) in the exact spot the poem is talking about.
Whenever I share this poem, most people immediately jump right to the job they have and think about the times they wanted to QUIT their job. There are so many more times that this poem can help you. Think about the prospect that you may have QUIT calling on after the 4th no, think about the customer you QUIT showing new products to because they didn’t look interested, think about the company you wanted to work for who you QUIT checking back with because they had no openings. Now take it to the next level, your personal life. How many times have you QUIT on a family member, a friend, a neighbor? Have you QUIT a relationship?
DON’T QUIT, PERSIST, MOVE FORWARD, FIGHT FOR IT, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Lorin
I needed this today....Thanks!!!
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