WEEK ELEVEN:
NEVER GIVE UP
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up . The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
Thomas A. Edison
I remember watching a one-sided boxing match one Sunday afternoon. One of the fighters got pummeled repeatedly, and got acquainted with the mat more often than he would like. Every time the referee began the count, he rose up at around '7'.
"Are you alright? Do you want to continue?" the referee would ask, and the black-eyed boxer could barely nod in order to resume fighting. Eventually, in a surprising turn of events, the underdog won the fight by a knockout and emerged the victor.
That fight taught me a valuable lesson: a successful man falls down nine times and succeeds on the tenth try. Winners never quit, quitters never win, and losers never even try.
No matter how many times you fall down, get back up. You are not out for the count yet. You have got what it takes, but it will take everything you've got.