Are You Going To Give Up?
Do you feel like the guy in this picture?
Is life beating you up right now?
Does life seem unfair?
Have you lost your job? been fired?
Have you lost your home?
Have you lost a loved one?
Are your tired of trying?
Are you ready to quit?
Before you do please continue reading below.
Imagine if the below events represented your life's calendar of events.
At what point would you have given up?
Would you have persevered?
How would you respond to the following series of events if they all happened to you?
At what year in the list would you have quit?
When would you have taken your ball and went home and quit playing the game?
- Year 1 Your younger brother died.
- Year 5 Your family is forced out of your home and you are saved from drowning.
- Year 6 Your Mother dies.
- Year 7 You are kicked in the head by a horse.
- Year 16 Your older sister dies.
- Year 19 You fail in business.
- Year 20 You are defeated in race for State Legislature.
- Year 21 You fail again in business.
- Year 22 You are now elected to State Legislature.
- Year 23 Your fiance dies.
- Year 24 You suffer a nervous breakdown.
- Year 25 Your marriage proposal is rejected.
- Year 26 You are defeated for your state's speaker of the House.
- Year 28 You are defeated for Elector.
- Year 31 You are defeated in your race for United States Congress.
- Year 34 You are elected to the United States Congress.
- Year 35 You are defeated again in race for the US Congress.
- Year 37 You have a son die.
- Year 41 You are defeated in your race for United States Senate.
- Year 43 You are now defeated in your race for Vice President of the US.
- Year 45 You are defeated again in your race for United States Senate.
- Year 47 You are now elected President of the United States.
- Year 51 You survived a bullet through your hat.
So how do your current problems stack up to this list?
Have you went through 51 years of trials, joys, ups and downs like this?
Perseverance builds character and character hope.
So who is this great leader from American History?
Abraham Lincoln
Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. Edward Eggleston
DON'T EVER GIVE UP!
KEEP PRESSING FORWARD!
YOUR BEST DAYS ARE AHEAD!
WE ARE ALL CHEERING FOR YOU!
WE NEED YOU TO SUCCEED IN THE END!
KEEP PRESSING FORWARD!
PERSEVERE TO THE END!
Comment
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Comment by Lesley Sobeck on August 11, 2012 at 6:00pm -
Very eye-opening. I never knew all these facts about Abe. Keeps things in perspective.
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Comment by Mark J Cundiff on August 9, 2012 at 7:14am -
Raven, Thanks for sharing! Keep Pressing Forward!
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Comment by Raven Burnes on August 8, 2012 at 10:18pm -
I have heard this about Abraham Lincoln, but it is a great reminder. I have definitely been kicked in the teeth in my life and particularly these last 4 years. I have also had amazing opportunities for learning and growth come my way. But pain and setbacks are not reasonable excuses for giving up. If anything, you have more incentive to keep going, if for no other reason than morbid curiosity over how the story ends! : )
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Comment by Kelly J. Black on August 8, 2012 at 7:11pm -
Great perspective check, Mark! Thanks for sharing this in such a powerful format!
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Comment by David Dutton on August 8, 2012 at 5:09pm -
GREAT post!
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Comment by Tim West-Go West Coaching on August 4, 2012 at 8:50am -
Great post Mark! Its true we do tend to want to give up but if we keep going we grow!!
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Comment by Ann Musico on August 3, 2012 at 6:52am -
It certainly is!
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Comment by Mark J Cundiff on August 3, 2012 at 6:24am
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Ann,
Thanks for your comments. It is remarkable all that he overcame.
Mark
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Comment by Ann Musico on August 3, 2012 at 6:19am
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Wow - I have read about Abraham Lincoln but the way you have expressed this is so very powerful and inspiring! You are absolutely right - we have to get a proper perspective and realize - if he could come through it all and accomplish what he did - so can we. Great post.
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Comment by Mark J Cundiff on August 2, 2012 at 11:04pm
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Adam,
Thanks for the comments, it is amazing all the setbacks he had in life and keep pressing forward. Our failures are the paving stones for our future success.
Mark
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