“There’s a time to persevere and a time to let go. Your ability to know the difference will be your greatest source of strength.” ??
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Dr. Alan Goldberg
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Sometimes you’ll need to push through the pain, other times it’s wiser to let go. Will you know the difference when it’s time to make a choice?
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It’s a simple concept and a powerful one. All success stems from one thing: PERSEVERANCE. Do you have the staying power? Can you maintain your persistence? The one thing that will get you further in life than anything else is not your brains, brawn or even talent. It’s your ability to stick-to-it. By refusing to quit or give up, by simply continuing to just hang in there and keep working away you will ultimately be rewarded by success.
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But do you REALLY want it? Or are you just playing at it? Do you keep making excuses for not attending class? Is there always something else you have to do, so you cancel class again?
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My sensei made this very clear to me early on. He said to truly master karate the only thing you need do is to train regularly, week in, week out, month after month, year after year. And as I continued to do that I watched many of the advanced students who had started ahead of me, eventually drop out.
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Make “perseverance” your middle name. Regardless of how many times you get tripped up and knocked down, get back up. Regardless of how many setbacks and failures you have, pick yourself back up and keep going. By keeping on, keeping on NO MATTER WHAT, you will eventually have success.
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No one is stopping you. Except you.
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With thanks to Dr. Alan Goldberg