Don't Stop Now

 

Have you ever wanted something to be over – to finish the task and get it done and out of the way? I have many times. This is usually because we are doing something that is not in our strength set or that is not directly leading us to the achievement of a bigger goal. Those are tasks that need to be done, and there is nothing wrong with wanting them done.

Success-minded people know that when it comes to our dreams and the achievement of our life’s purpose that the job is never done. We go from one goal to another. As long as we have breath, we have something to do, to improve, or to conquer. I know that even success-minded people get tired and have days we feel less driven than others. You know you must go on and do what you need to. There is no stopping now. As NBA Coach Jerry West said, “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days you feel good.”

“The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent.”

Irving Berlin

1888-1989

Composer

 

So what is the secret of getting things done that you do not feel like doing? To be a success-minded person, you must remember that the goal is not to finish the job; it is to achieve the outcome. Success is not a destination that you arrive at, and that is it. Success, real success in life, is an ongoing process that you work at every day. You are always moving forward and still getting better. It means change and not staying the same. Author and success expert Max DePree said, “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” 

I know that it can get hard, and we all get tired, but you cannot give in and surrender to tiredness. Diplomat Robert Strauss had it right when he said, “Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired – you quit when the gorilla is tired.” Success-minded people know what wrestling that gorilla is like. But they also know what victory is like. They know that today I may be tired, but tomorrow I may see a success that will recharge me to move forward. 

Life is filled with ups and downs. But for the success-minded person, there are far more ups than downs. That is because they have something they are working for, a dream that is before them, and they will do all they can to achieve that dream. They feel the call of God, and they know that when their task on earth is done, they will rest. And the reward waiting for them is worth it all. The words they long to hear are, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

“From everyone who has been given much, much will be required;

and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.”

 Luke 12:48

 

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