Extract from new book. Special advance release. Just one success principle

Lord Niel has been working away on a new eBook to be released before then end of 2013. It is looking at key success principles and guidelines. This is an extract from one section.

Never Give Up

Attributed to Many Authors

This principle has almost universal recommendation. Former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill was attributed to say “never, never, never give up” and he suited the word to the action. You will however find this style of quote attributed to hundreds of people in different forms. So why is this universal truth recommended to us? For the simple reason that those who never give up do achieve remarkable success at the time that they least expect it. 

Time and again people have been encouraged by others to give up on a particular course that they were committed to. Yet the person has pressed on regardless. The result is that remarkable success has come along, at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected way. Just by pressing on that little bit further a person suddenly realizes the success that they were trying to achieve and that they thought that they would be achieved much earlier. 

Think of inspirational people like Nelson Mandela the African leader and you have a classic example of someone who has stuck out his fight only to achieve recognition and real results down the track. Think of Thomas Edison and his search for a filament to use in the light globe and the many failed experiments that preceded it. You quickly gather from these examples the importance of persistence. As with the principle of honesty people admire strength. A person who does not give up in the face of adversity wins admiration. However there is also a universal truth at work here.

Life rewards the persistent. Some people are like a firework. They make a lot of noise and they aim high but they quickly return to ground. They say that they gave it their best efforts but in reality they tried only once or twice. They didn't struggle for success. They wanted easy results!

A person who succeeds will often have to try many times before they reach success. Like the mountain climber who chooses the face of the mountain and tries out a given route. They may only climb up so far and realize that they cannot reach the summit. So what do they do? They don’t walk away defeated but they choose a different face of the mountain. They start again and this time they reach the summit. There is usually a way to reach success. It is a matter of being persistent. And life has a way of rewarding the persistent while at the same time doing little for those who are unwilling to put in the effort to reach a worthwhile goal.

Sometimes people will tell you that the so-called reasonable thing to do is to give up. But who really knows the situation? Who has put in the work so far? Who is really in the best place to face that decision and examine whether it has merit? Isn’t it the person doing the job? So shouldn’t you be the one to consider this decision? Do you value your opinion and worth enough to persist?

In some cases you may have to stop what you are doing and set it aside until a better time allows you to proceed. But if you really believe in doing something then don’t lose sight of your vision. You had real reasons to start the process. Remember these and if possible press onwards. Life may have a reward waiting you around the next corner.

Do the impossible. Because you can.