Thought for the Week

Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT

October 26, 2015

“Life’s real failure is when you don’t realize how close you were to success when you gave up.” –Dave Checketts

Hindsight is 20/20.  Predicting the future is a crap shoot.  Knowing when the breakthrough or the change will take place is impossible.  But if we stop working, we will not reach the goal regardless of whether the goal is years away or only days away.  Sometimes stubborn persistence is what we need.

When have I given up only to realize my goal was within reach?  What am I working toward now that feels difficult or, perhaps, impossible?  What gifts await me if I embrace my stubborn persistence and keep working?