“Obstacles
cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields
to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a
star does not change his mind.” Leonardo Da Vinci
Life is
filled with obstacles. Experience has taught one that when you are pioneering
towards a fresh dream, a new venture, or a heartfelt desire, there will always
be obstacles. Why is it that we are so often surprised by them? Why are most derailed
by the obvious? Why are we sidetracked? Why do we stop dead in our tracks? Why
do we give up?
If you have
found yourself in that position, I have good news for you. While ever there is
breath in your body, it is still never too late to pick up that dream again and
go again.
But there
are a few important things that you must understand if you are going to fulfill
that dream.
Obstacles
can’t crush you!
Obstacles
may delay you, but they cannot crush you. The only reason you will be crushed
is if you start to believe that you can’t do it. Every obstacle that you come
across will teach you a new lesson or a new skill that will position you for your
next success.
Obstacles
lead to firm determination!
It
takes a firm determination to push through the pain barrier, the opposition, the
questioning, the doubt, the fear, the lack of resources, and every obstacle
that is standing between you and the fulfillment of your dream. This is where
you step up into overdrive. This is where you get creative and imaginative.
This is where you get sharper and where you kick over from amateur to
professional. This is where you step up from being an under achiever and are
transformed into an over achiever.
Don’t
Change Your Mind!
Whenever
an obstacle stands in your way it is so easy to convince yourself that it must
have been a mistake. So you change your mind. Once you know that obstacles
cannot crush you, that it has led you to a firm determination in your heart and
mind, then don’t change your mind. Stick with it. Improve. Learn. Grow. Go.
Persist. Persevere. Never quit. Don’t give up. You can do it. You will make it.
