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Today’s quote is from an unknown author.
Someone once said…
“You won’t care how long it took in a couple of years. You’ll just be thankful you never stopped.”
I love this quote.
This quote is about persistence, delayed gratification and making decisions today for the benefit of your future self.
When we are in the middle of something we sometimes underestimate how long progress takes. It could be going to university or college, and apprenticeship program, building a business, improving your health, learning a new skill or changing your habits. None of these projects see results over night.
Investing in yourself is like planting a seed. You have to plant the right seeds and water and nuture them over time and eventually they will sprout and grow.
While we are doing the work we have to remember that results don’t always appear immediately but that doesn’t mean your work is not making a difference. Each step takes you closer to your destination.
The only thing that can guarantee failure is to quit. Because if you stop moving then you will never get there.
So remember that you are working hard today so that your future self will benefit. By delaying gratification now you will be better off tomorrow. Your future self will be grateful for your persistence. And when you look back years from now you won’t care about the extra six months or two years it took to get there. You will be glad you kept going.
So here’s the question:
What goal or project are you working on right now that you are frustrated with and are thinking of calling it quits?
Maybe if you think of future self instead of focusing on your own needs you will have the motivation to keep going. Investing in yourself now will return dividends down the road.
So whatever it is your working towards… keep going.
Your future self will thank you.
That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
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