growth is a process
Everyone wants success. However you define success in your life, I know you want it. Who doesn’t? Unfortunately many of us wants success sooner than “success” is ready for us. When that happens we grow impatient. I’ve been there many times myself.
A few years back, i was in a position people only dream of. I was doing what i loved and got paid for it. Great money too! After sometime, i became impatient with the situation – i forced it and didn’t let my fate evolve naturally. Instead i decided to take the easy way out – something that i normally NEVER do – i jumped to the other side that i thought was greener. It wasn’t.
I will always regret that “jump”. I should have been patient. I should have remained confident and had trust in the person who’d supposedly set me up for success.
Shoulda, coulda, woulda… You know how the story goes.
Anyway, i learned from this experience though. I promised myself that i’d never be weak and let it happen again. To this day, several years later, my mind still wanders to that memory. Every time i find myself in a situation that resembles that of the past it’s almost as if a calm breeze sweeps in and i snap back to “being patient” again…
I swear, that situation changed my life. For the better. I’ve grown tremendously. I’ve gained trust in the process. I continue trying. If i fall i jump right back up. This is why i’ll always win, because i’ll never let any type of failure define me. I will always get back up.
Growth is a process. You gain, you lose, you cry, you grow, you learn, you try, you fail but you keep trying. Time is the real luxury.
Never give up – if you have a goal or a dream then go for it. Don’t let what other people think matter more than what you think about yourself.
