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Random thoughts – keeping you on your toes

Don’t Give Up

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Gentle persistence can be a very effective practice when what you seek is just out of reach, carry on and you can succeed.  That is, the practice of firm continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

There is a fine line between persistence and being stubborn or obstinate.   Hence the modifier, gentle persistence.  There can be great value continuing until you succeed or even just until it is clear you will never succeed.

Personal Satisfaction

Whether you achieve what you wanted knowing that you were fully committed  and everything you possibly was done, is worth more than getting the object of your desire.

Self confidence is not founded not on accomplishments themselves but rather the personal  belief you can and will do what is needed.  Simply put you will try and continue to do so until their is no reason to continue.

Not Failure

Having undertaken all possible approaches yet still not reaching the desired objective does not constitute failure.   Failure is always associated with giving up before you are done.

This is not intended to imply it is okay not to attain your goals.  Rather it is not okay to not make every reasonable effort and continue until you succeed.  Perhaps not surprisingly this actually  results in attaining what you seek or close to it most cases.

Feeling Good

Most importantly knowing you did not give up always leaves you with a feeling of satisfaction around a task well done.  After all you did everything you could.

Random thoughts – keeping you on your toes

Taking a Chance

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In our day to day lives we often consider the possibility of something happening or not (i.e., chance).  Sometimes this is an unconscious consideration and others it is a ponderous and lengthy thought process.

Chance is a key factor in determining how risky something is.  For example, the chance of a satellite falling from the sky and hitting you or destroying your house is infinitesimal and few if any of us consider mitigating that risk because it is so unlikely.

The thrill of life

Part of the thrill of living is taking chances, although for safety this is probably best practiced in a measured way.  I am not suggesting you go for the thrill of dancing with wolves (although if it is your cup of tea……).

However, life without stretching your limits can be dull and unenjoyable.  Those limits vary for each of us and for best personal results should be outside our comfort zone but not so far as to engender uncomfortably, pain or fear.

In short, when warranted, take the chance, go for it.

When Warranted?

The time to take a chance is a very subjective decision.  Many factors come into play ranging from risk of negative consequences to likelihood and magnitude of the pleasure, enjoyment and self satisfaction you anticipate.

Staying in your safe zone all the time is not the best way to take advantage of life.  Leaving your zone recklessly also has potentially unpleasant implications.

Making the choice to take a chance is good to do but a careful balance is recommended to avoid the less pleasant outcomes and accentuate the positive.