Attitude is the difference in moving forward without quitting.

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Discouragement for me is that deep sink in my tummy where fight or flight comes to my mind. This is where my awareness turns to the understanding that this is NOT a great time to make decisions. Why? Because within discouragement you may also be experiencing fear of change, problems or failure, and our imagination creates larger obstacles.

My husband and I do a lot of mountain peak hiking, and to our wonder we will see people turn around before they get to the top. With only a short way to go people stop and turn around thinking they have “seen it.” However, when we get to the top there are views of glacial lakes, butterfly fields, and miraculous views of wildlife.

 “Ninety percent of those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.” ~ Paul J. Meyer.

 It is my desire to walk alongside you to have an encouraged heart to the top!

Most people quit due to wrong expectations, and this gives them a way to just give up instead of GET UP! So find the right perspective in your expectations. No matter how dark life seems, it does get better through your tenacious attitude and secret sauce of success.

This story paints a perfect picture of no matter how things look now, the right perspective encourages heart for you and your team.  A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game. He asked one of the players on the bench what the score was.

            “We’re behind eighteen to nothing,” the boy answered.

            “Well,” remarked the man, “I have to say you sure don’t look discouraged.”

            “Discouraged?” the boy said, puzzled. “Why should we be? We haven’t come up to bat yet.”

What benches are you stuck on discouraged because you cannot see to the next inning? The most successful people overcome the greatest obstacles. Their success did not come from circumstances, but from their attitudes.

Paralysis of perfection will keep you from obtaining and creating your success. Be tenacious and look at life realistically, where you are, where you want to go, and do not despair! Move forward with the mountain-top in mind and rest in the valley of perseverance and tenacious attitude toward serving those you are meant to serve.

It has taken me five years to learn this lesson well and keep moving, even when it looks like everything is against me. Reality usually shows its true colors, and nothing is impossible!

            And together we stand at life’s crossroads

            And view what we think is the end,

            But God has a much bigger vision

            And He tells us it’s only a bend.

            For the road goes on and is smoother,

            And the pause in the song is a rest.

            And the pat that’s unsung and unfinished

            Is the sweetest and richest and best.

            So rest and relax and grow stronger.

            Let go and let God share your load,

            Your work is not finished or ended,

            You’ve just come to a bend in the road.

Helen Steiner Rice Foundation©1965

Success in your personal and professional life is taking an ingredient from all our experiences, wins, fails, bloodied knees, and elation of success. The idea of creating you from a recipe card is a false expectation to be like everyone else. Your journey to the top is a pinch of this, a teaspoon of that, and a cup of tenacious attitude.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

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