Category: perseverance

An Effort Needs to be Made

August 7, 2014 | 11 comments

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~ Frederick Douglass To break free from a status quo thought needs to go to new places. And it may take a struggle to get there because the human mind often

Harder to go Forward than Backward

June 11, 2014 | 14 comments

Yesterday, I told you about the book, “The War of Art,” that takes up the subject of Resistance toward the creative process. Another enlightening point I picked up in the book was on page 17, where Pressfield explains how Resistance

Rise to Your Potential

April 1, 2014 | 5 comments

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself—and be lenient to everybody else.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Choose Victory, Not Defeat

March 12, 2014 | 9 comments

This quote got me to thinking… “Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” ~ Roger Crawford There are times when defeat appears real. For instance, if someone does everything they know to live, and they die. Did