When the going gets tough

By The Southern Eye | Dec. 1, 2013

THERE are people who are working towards their goals and are looking forward to achieve them. However, during this process, I believe people meet a hell lot of resistance and sometimes get off-track.

Sometimes they feel like the situations that they are facing are getting tougher and they realise there is no way they can solve the problem.

Sometimes they might also think that the doors have been closed before them. They almost succumb to the challenges they meet in life, little knowing they have the power to overcome the challenges.

That is life and its lessons.

Many people tend to give up before they get really successful and they never find out how close they really were to fulfilling their dreams. Sadly, they will never find out because they quit just a few inches from the finishing line. It is so disappointing how people with potential quit and surrender to a barrier which they are capable of overcoming. Hence it is wise to push harder even when the going gets tough.

Life finds ways to test you and you may feel that life is unfair, but here are some of the things you need to do when things go bad:

Remain focused This is one thing you need to do when things get tough. Some people never accomplish their goals since at most times they lose focus. As a person, you should know who you are and what you want to achieve in the future. If you have started a business and things get pretty tough along the way, you should stay focused and know why you started that business. Know what you wanted to get from that and remain dedicated. If you have a dream that is becoming difficult for you to achieve, just know who you want to become and the type of life you want to have. Staying focused helps you to come up with other ideas to achieve your goal.

Have faith in yourself Believe in yourself and be bold to say “I know I can make it”. Look around and see other people who have been down, but have managed to get up. Those people were not born great. They believed in what they were doing. All you need is faith in yourself. Strive for your dreams and have confidence in yourself. Believing in yourself makes you succeed in life because you know you can rely on yourself to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. Put more effort There will be need for you to work extra hard. Work harder than before and strive harder. Look for new ideas and put them in your idea list. Fight for what you want because some things are worth fighting for. Don’t give up Don’t give up when things are hard. To achieve your goals even when things get harder needs a patient heart. Most people do not get what they want at the end because they quit way too easily. The urge to quit during hard times is strong, but do not give up.