the reason why you probably clicked this is because you can't seem to succeed in what you are doing. you just want to give up. trust me. i know how that feels. you have to know that every single person who pursued their dreams had to work for it. even if it means studying stuff that you believe is useless, everything in life is necessary, even the small things. when you immediately go to a race without any practice or smaller steps then the final race, it's pretty obvious that you won't get where you wanted to. taking small steps towards your big goal and being patient with it will help you succeed in what you want to achieve. whenever you feel like giving up, know this; saying 'i'm done' may just be the easiest thing in the world to do. just saying 'i quit' is very easy. yesterday, nothing may have happened after working. you may have worked for an hour, and you feel like no progress has been made. but just having the mindset when waking up, and knowing you're going to give it a 100% today; that's hard, and it's a real grind to the brain. but that may be what you need to achieve something. getting back up again from pain is harder than it sounds in some scenarios. if you feel that you just can't heal from those wounds of failure, think about those who laughed at you, saying you couldn't do it. think about how proud your parents would be after your success. think about why you wanted to achieve this in the first place. our minds prefer to stay away from uncomfortable situations, and so we shy away from failure. but even though our minds may be telling us just to be done, there's always more fuel left in the tank. david goggins was a retired navy seal, and he's known as the toughest man alive, breaking many records. david entered the world's toughest foot race called badwater 135. everyone who wanted to enter had to earn their spot into the race by proving that they can pass the requirements, so david enrolled in a 24-hour race, where the goal is to run 100 miles to get into badwater. he wasn't a very good runner at that time, and he had no days to prepare for the race. however, he decided to do it. after mile 70 in the race, he felt like he couldn't take another step forward. he sat down, questioning if he could ever complete the race. this was one of his lowest points in his life. 'why?', he asked himself, over and over again. 'why are you doing this to yourself?' that's when he remembered; it wasn't the first time he had to take on an impossible task. slowly, energy in his fuel was building up, and he went on for the last few miles, reminding himself of all his past victories. david didn't give up. he kept on trying. other examples are jihyo, the leader of twice. she trained for 10 whole years to debut, which is why she's my biggest inspiration. and if you see where she is now, that shows you how much not giving up can do to you. you've got this. i know you can do it. don't give up. don't quit. i believe in you. one day you'll thank yourself for not giving up.
