We’ve all been there…that dreaded valley. It’s the place where it seems like nothing is working and you’re starting to get tired. Well, if it comes as any consolation, it happens to everyone. Even Jack Dempsey, the once hobo turned world champion boxer, said that what makes a champion is getting up even when you can’t! It seems impossible but it’s not, it’s really between your ears.
Sounds cliche, but so true. You have to get up one more time, catch your breath for a few moments, refocus your goal, and give it consistent re-calculated effort. Get around some people who have broken through that barrier, let their words encourage you over a cup of coffee. I promise you will feel better. Most people either just keep flailing in the valley or even worse, quit. Could you imagine quitting at the 9,999 failed attempt to invent the light bulb or 100 yds from being the first person to swim across the English Channel in the blind-fog only to realize that you quit not knowing you were that close?
Here’s what gets you to invent the light bulb: catch your breath, re-calculate, and give it one more time. Eventually, you will hit your goal. Too many have proven it to be true. Do you believe in your vision? Then fight for it! Carry forward with the same disciplines that got you where you are…by the way, you are in a valley because you just came down from a mountaintop. Don’t lose perspective, this is a marathon not a sprint…finish well!
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I’m pretty sure this is Brett’s work and I must say, it is encouraging. I really liked the part where he said “you are in a valley because you just came down from a mountaintop.” Very true and very reassuring.
Thanks for everything.
Lindsay