When you struggle against all odds

“Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” Frederick Douglass. When you struggle against all odds, your spirit toughened. Without the strength of character which you gain from struggle, you would go through life with very little purpose or any real plans. When you understand the real purpose of life, you can then understand the circumstances which force you to struggle in the first place. Therefore, you will accept your struggle as your golden opportunities for a successful life. Struggle forces you to move where you would have otherwise stand still. Remember, nothing worthwhile in life is ever achieved without a struggle. If success was so easy, everyone would be able to do it. Life is a struggle but the rewards you get from meeting your difficulties head on, face to face, overcoming them and using the next struggle as a stepping stone to success.

Do not bottle up your secret desires, especially if they are enduring, because in the end they can consume you. Most of the time in life, the fear of the unknown becomes our greatest roadblock to achieving true success.

Clarity of vision and purpose along with a focused plan

All of us have aspirations about owning our dream car, or running our own independent business, getting that perfect job, or living in the home of our dreams. However, all these beautiful things don’t seem to materialize for most people.

 

Why?

 

Because all these things mentioned are just vague ideas, formed in our mind, without any strong sense of purpose or desire. The lack of purpose and direction is why, good intentions notwithstanding, we never find ourselves closer to our dreams.

 

Without being driven by a sense purpose and a strong desire, a desire that will carry us through obstacles and road blocks to our goals, we are often left floundering in our quests.

 

How and where do we find our true purpose and desire? How can we wake up every morning feeling determined to reach our goals and improve our life?

 

Simply by knowing where we are going. By knowing what our core values and beliefs are. And, by aligning our goals with those core values and beliefs.

 

When what we say we want, and what we truly believe deep within come together as one, we experience courage, determination and conviction like never before.

 

Only when we set goals that are not in line with our internal beliefs and values, do we experience frustration, fear of failure, and anxiety about our future.

 

Isn’t it time we aligned our goals with who we are, and what we really want in our lives?

 

Remember, clarity of vision and purpose along with a focused plan of action is the key to success. For as Socrates said, “If a man does not know to what port is he sailing, no wind is favorable.”

 

By – Herb Ratsch

Daily Motivation of Encouragement

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“Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small
people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can
become great.” -Mark Twain

Doubt and frustration kills many dreams

Happiness is a choice! I wonder how many people would realize that? We were born into this world being happy. Just watch babies and younger children, they are happy and eager to explore the world.

 

Everybody would agree that we all would love to be happy with our families, finances, health, relationships and everything that surrounds us. Why aren’t we? The door to happiness is always open.

 

When our lives run smoothly, we are happy. But watch what happens when our life takes an abrupt turn. What happens to our happiness? Does this mean despair? No. We become negative over what happened, we feel distracted, depressed and frustrated, but we should never give up.

 

Doubt and frustration kills many dreams, and blocks the door where we find happiness. We forget that we can choose happiness any time we want, the door is always open.

 

So, we should tackle any situation positively, despite of the condition that we are in. Keeping a positive, happy attitude will bring out our creative capabilities, helping us get through, and overcome challenges that block our progress.

 

With a positive and happy attitude, we will be amazed how new opportunities come into our lives, just when we thought the sky might be falling. They will help propel us forward.

 

Finally, we have to believe that we are worthy of living a happy, healthy, and loving life. Nobody in our society is meant to live a destitute life. Living our life, and knowing who we are, is one of the key elements.

 

Happiness is yours! The door is open! It is your choice!

By Herb Ratsch

Embrace change, accept change, and you will find the strength to deal with life’s changes. Every change in your life brings new opportunities. Conquer the changes in your life, and you become the master of your life!