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For Saturday, March 6: Until

How long should you try? Until. Jim Rohn

Trying your hand at something takes perseverance.  And to give up after one or two attempts may indicate you've got some work to do on your personal character.  What does it say about you that you give up so easily?  Why do you give up so easily?  What needs to change in you to have the strength to keep at it?  Those kinds of questions plus others are worth asking and answering.  
What kind of answer is "until"?   It's the best kind.  "Until" tells you when it is time to stop or it has been accomplished.  There is no questioning with "until."  It you quit before "until" happens then you will always wonder, you may be stuck in a cycle of defeat, etc.  But if you keep trying right up until the "until" then you will know that you did everything you possibly could.  
Don't be afraid that you will miss the "until".  You won't.  How do I know?  I just do.  I know through my own life experiences, observations, efforts, "until" moments.  I just know and you can too.   

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