I’m a sucker for quotes. They’re great to plaster above my writing desk or to pin in my Pinterest to remind me, on the tough days, that everything is possible, that all I need to make it is “hope, trust, and pixie dust”–and a whole heap of work. One of my all-time favorite–and one I have on the back of my business cards–is by Walt Disney:
I believe this with all the fiber of my being. It doesn’t mean our dreams will come quickly. Or easily. Or exactly the way we imagine them. It doesn’t mean that you can’t take breaks because of certain life events and challenges. But it does mean that if we dream something, work hard, and keep trying, never giving up, then the chances are for us that we’ll succeed.
There are gazillion articles out there that quantify this. Like this one.
But part of this journey involves failure. It’s natural, and I’m convinced we appreciate our successes that much more because of the times we’ve failed. With each attempt that hasn’t worked, we’ve learned and grown and stepped closer to our goal. Remember:
So don’t quit. Keep on keeping on. I know you can do it.
Alexandra Alessandri 