Reaching the finish line...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is for you.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everyone gets down and has bad days. However, we can't let our bad days or circumstances keep us from reaching our goals. We must press on regardless. Somewhere deep within each of us there lies untapped depths of strength and determination that we don't know we possess. If we can't make our selves muster up the gutsy determination required to get past the hard times, we need to do two things. The first thing we must do is examine our attitude. Are we creating a negative self-fulfilling prophecy? Are we sabotaging ourselves? Do we need to rethink our thinking process? If our attitude is not the culprit we must examine our goals. Are our goals written down in such a way to remind ourselves of what we are reaching for and why? Have our desires changed and thus changed our desire to reach the goal? Is the goal worth finishing?
Quitting is not an option...period! Whether we press on to finish or change the direction of our path, quitting is taking the easy way out. It starts a bad pattern that diminishes our belief in the good in ourselves, sets an example of accepting less than the best, and undermines what we think we are capable of in the future. We must, must, must expect more and believe we have it in ourselves to meet and exceed our goals! We must believe we are worth it! We must believe we can achieve whatever we set our minds to! We must find a way to succeed and to win in life! We must believe we are and can be more than we are at this moment! We must be little engines that can! We must say "I think I can! I think I can!" When we have made it to the top of the mountain we must celebrate our victory and leave a remembrance of what we can do when we set our minds to it! We must say "I knew I could! I knew I could!" We must remember what we are capable of so in the hard times we have a benchmark, a milestone, to point to! We must set new goals and go for bigger goals and conquer new territory! We must never be happy to reminisce on past successes! WE MUST PRESS ON! Over and over, bigger and better! We must fulfill our mission in the world and make the biggest, best impact we can make! WE CAN! WE ARE CAPABLE! WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL WE ARE GONE!

http://trevorcrookblog.com/2008/11/07/set-yourself-on-fire-for-success-16-powerful-quotes/