After a particularly frustrating day in the sales world - (I am not being looked at to replace the late pitchman Billy Mays) I felt depleted and diffused. Deep inside, I know that everybody has a "day"...but it doesn't make it feel any better while you're experiencing it.
As I involved myself in my homework for one of my weekend college classes(admittedly to absorb my mind with something other than work), I ran across a quote that changed my thinking. The quote is this: "Most of us have more potential than we will ever develop. What holds us back is often courage." --Gary Chapman
The simple truth of that statement is convicting. Each of us have so much to give; so much to discover, but often times the fear of "what if I can't?" holds us back, and keeps us in that safe zone of not trying. (If I don't try, I can't fail.) The problem is, when we don't try, we are certain not to achieve.
Whether it's mothering, furthering a career, pursuing continuing education degree programs, being a good wife, embarking on a healthier lifestyle.....all of those worthwhile things are going to require the courage to try; the courage not to give up when I experience a setback; and the courage to find new potential within myself.
As I involved myself in my homework for one of my weekend college classes(admittedly to absorb my mind with something other than work), I ran across a quote that changed my thinking. The quote is this: "Most of us have more potential than we will ever develop. What holds us back is often courage." --Gary Chapman
The simple truth of that statement is convicting. Each of us have so much to give; so much to discover, but often times the fear of "what if I can't?" holds us back, and keeps us in that safe zone of not trying. (If I don't try, I can't fail.) The problem is, when we don't try, we are certain not to achieve.
Whether it's mothering, furthering a career, pursuing continuing education degree programs, being a good wife, embarking on a healthier lifestyle.....all of those worthwhile things are going to require the courage to try; the courage not to give up when I experience a setback; and the courage to find new potential within myself.
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