Good morning and welcome to a “Keeping it Real” talk with Steph.
If Beethoven would have quit because he was deaf, we would have never have heard the 5th symphony.
If Ray Charles would have given up after he went blind, there would have never been a “Hit the Road Jack” or an awesome rendition of “America the Beautiful”.
If JK Rowling would have accepted the 12 rejections from publishers, we would have never seen a young boy over come his past and defeat his enemies (Harry Potter).
If Walt Disney would have laid down his pencil and listened to the others that said he lacked imagination, there wouldn’t be “the happiest place on Earth.”
If Emmet would have accepted he was ordinary, Taco Tuesday would have destroyed Bricksburg.
Life is about obstacles. If you allow yourself to quit or accept failure, you will have a hard time dealing with obstacles when something really important comes along.
There once was a boy who hated soccer, believe it or not. He didn’t have any friends, always played positions he didn’t like, and just felt he didn’t fit in. As parents we want to do what our kids want to make them happy. What are we teaching them if we allow them to quit when something gets hard? Every year we went out, signed the papers and every year about 4 practices and 1 game into it, he’d say he didn’t want to play. Because quitting is not an option in my house, we continued. See it wasn’t the game, he just felt like he didn’t fit in, like he didn’t belong, like he wasn’t good enough.
Sometimes, you’re not going to fit in. Sometimes, you’re just going to be the odd man out. Sometimes, there is gonna be that one person who is better. So what do you do? What did he do? He pushed himself. He practiced, he set goals, he taught himself to be the best he can be and he did not quit. Today that kid lives for soccer season.
If you accept failure now, how are you going to learn how to push yourself to success later? Just think about that and let it sink in. You are not doing yourself any favors by quitting. Life’s hard and no one ever said everything was gonna be easy. If you quit the “hard” stuff now, how are you going to learn how to over come those things in the future?
Stephanie Hilt 