Life has no timeline for us

Giving up is easy, although we rarely achieve anything when we give up on our goals. Knowing that, take a moment to reflect on something you are thinking of giving up right now. It may be related to career, health, or otherwise. Why do you want to give up? It is the only way? Have you considered other options? Once you’ve had a moment to reflect on it, think about why you undertook the goal in the first place. It may be that having a passion or purpose makes it more difficult to quit because of the emotional investment required to achieve it. Sometimes we undertake goals that we don’t resonate with but fill a void in our life. Pursuing a goal or dream should provide us with a sense of value and meaning in our lives, otherwise we are less likely to achieve it. Does this make sense, as long as you commit to the goal instead of wishing for something better to happen?

Going through life giving up weakens our character and erodes our self-esteem as we get used to taking the easy way out. As you know, life is not meant to be a bed of roses, nor is it fraught with pain and suffering. When we make decisions that are aligned with our core values ​​and highest intent, we are likely to take actions that are aligned with them. Sometimes chasing a goal or a dream means working hard in the trenches, for months, if not years, without a break. Occasionally, it requires walking away from situations that no longer serve us or our primary purpose. This is difficult because there are no guarantees that we are making the right decision. The only measure we have is if it feels good. Our emotions become our barometer if we are in it for the right reasons.

Achieving anything requires a lot of hard work, determination, and a resolute will to overcome the obstacles and challenges that lie ahead. It requires facing our demons and fighting them repeatedly. It’s about revisiting the past and unearthing the baggage we thought we once healed. I don’t believe that life has a timeline for us because sometimes we must gain knowledge, wisdom and understanding that cannot be rushed. Just as a flower blooms at the right time, so do the fruits of our labor when the conditions are right. Giving up means throwing away the time and energy invested in achieving a goal. What I’m saying is: We must not allow difficult times to define whether we will achieve our goals and dreams. This is advice echoed by American psychologist and author Angela Duckworth, writing in her best-selling book Courage: the power of passion and perseverance: “It seems that many of us abandon what we started too soon and too often. Even more than the effort that a brave person puts into a single day, what matters is that they wake up the next day and the next, ready to jump on to that treadmill and keep going.

Nothing substantial comes easily

We will invariably face tough times and make tough decisions anyway, so we might as well do that by pursuing our passions and aspirations. How does this idea appeal to you? Can you see how sticking with something for the long term can be of great benefit to you? It’s worth a caveat here that sometimes we have to give up when things don’t work out. I don’t mean that the advice in this article means you should never give up. The message is simple: If you’re passionate about something and want it, find a way to get it and put aside why you can’t have it.

In this wicked world of illusion, sometimes miracles can happen overnight. Life works in mysterious ways and when you least expect it. Circumstances can fall into place only if we work and strive to reach our respective goal. Nothing substantial comes easily, and if it does, it’s likely to slip through our fingers just as quickly. For example, if you’re in a relationship that has run its course, your only option may be to walk away from it, but what about investing the time and energy to fix it? Should you keep trying before you give up? I don’t have the answers and neither will you until you start the hard work that can be tedious and just plain ugly. Hard work is not for everyone and that is why many people quit early. Decide what you want for your life and create the structure and foundation on which to rest. Do everything in your power to complete the task, goal, or dream, and then if you want to give up, at least you’ll have a compelling reason to.