Have you ever had a moment where it feels like everything's going against you?
It feels like the weight of the world has fallen on your shoulders. You're thinking about quitting. You're thinking about giving up. It's hard. It's hard living your dream. It's hard changing your life.
Once you've been knocked out by life, it's hard to pull yourself together and go back again. You're going to make a lot of mistakes. You're going to have a lot of failures. You're going to have a lot of struggles. You're going to feel dumb and ask questions and don't know what to do or where to go.
You got to know why you're out here, 'cause you're going to get your ass kicked by life when the storms of life come. And they're going to come when life pounces on you. And that's going to happen when it catches you on the blind side and drops you to your knees. And that's going to happen when your plans don't work out, when you start running out of money, when you want to give up.
Your reasons will be your source of strength that will comfort you. Your reasons are the things that will help you get back up and try once again. That moment of extreme adversity is the best moment for audacity. It's the moment where you can flip everything and turn every trial you have right now into treasure.
Sometimes you need to step back, meditate, and recharge. Sometimes you got to go away for a little while. Clear your head, view your situation from a different angle, and try another approach. Don't ever claim that you're a failure. You're only ever a failure when you stop trying.
Thomas Edison said, "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." As long as you're trying, you have another chance to win. Don't allow your emotions to control you. We are emotional creatures, but you got to learn to discipline your emotions, discipline your thinking, staying focused on the goal and not allowing your feelings and unproductive thoughts to get in the way of your progress.
If you don't discipline and control your emotions and thoughts, they will use you. You must have faith. You got to believe in yourself. You got to believe in your abilities, your ideas, your vision, unquestionably. And when you get punched in the face by life and you feel broken inside, you got to be able to say to yourself, I've got to do this, this is what I'm supposed to do.
This is why I showed up. You've got to talk to yourself day in and day out, selling yourself on you and on your potential. And all I want you to do every day is just say to yourself, when you feel that inner negative conversation saying you can't do it, you got to shut that voice down. Tell it to shut up. Tell yourself I can handle this, I can do this. I can get through this. I want you to stand up inside of yourself and demand that no matter how many failures I endure, I must keep going.
No matter how many rejections I have to face, I must keep going. Regardless of the trials and tribulations that come against me. I must keep going.
Today, this challenge I'm facing, this pain I'm going through. This is a test. This is the day I'm going to find out if my goals really are my goals. You're going to get up, you're going to get dressed, you're going to get out, and you're going to do what you've been called to do.
You're going to be what you've been called to be and you're going to prove to everybody that tried to break you, everybody that tried to stop you, everybody that tried to kill your dream. You're going to prove all of them wrong. I'm going to show them all they're wrong because I'm the champion. I'm going to prove I'm the greatest. There will never be another like me.
Champions aren't born. They're made through grit, sweat, and unwavering self belief. It's not about luck. It's about relentless dedication to your craft. When you step out that door, it's not just another day. It is an opportunity to unleash your greatness upon the world. You're not here to settle for mediocrity or to follow the crowd.
No, you're here to lead, to set the pace, to show the world what's possible. When you refuse to accept anything less than your best, it's about digging deep and understanding that greatness resides within you. You've got to summon it, sometimes even with tears in your eyes.
But under no circumstance can you throw in the towel or surrender. The enemy isn't out there. It's in your head, scheming the mess with your mind to drown you in worries and stress and break your spirit. If you conquer it in your head, you'll conquer it everywhere else. So cry it out if you must, rest it out if you must. Take a break if you must regroup, replan. But never let that fiery belief within you extinguish.
It doesn't matter how long it takes or what you have to endure along the way. You're coming out of this mess, and you're coming out stronger, wiser, and more determined than ever before. I've been through the depths of despair, hit rock bottom, and felt the sting of defeat. But guess what? I still believe I'm coming out on top. And you should too. Because that unwavering belief, that unbreakable spirit, is what sets champions apart. So keep pushing, keep fighting, and keep believing, because there's no force in this world that can stand against the power of the determined human spirit. You can delete play it, but you cannot destroy it.
And as long as you keep moving forward, as long as you can muster enough strength to hold on and hold out, you will see yourself become victorious. When you feel like giving up, don't. When you thinking about giving up, don't. When it look like you ain't gonna make it, keep going. When they tell you you can't. Who are they When they tell you you're not going to make it. Don't believe them, man.
You got to be relentless. If I can take it, I can make it. The real challenge of growth comes when you get knocked down. How you handle it. For those of you that have experienced some hardships. Don't give up on your dream. You keep standing. No matter how rough the sea. You keep standing, no matter what, you don't give up. Person that gets up off the canvas and keeps growing, that's the person that will continue to grow their influence. You want to be persistent about what it is that you want to achieve.
Editor : Fauzul Ikfanindika
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