Are you trying this hard?

This weekend, I watched an ESPN special, "Homecoming with Rick Reilly."  Reilly's guest was the all-world skater, Tony Hawk.

Hawk was one of the key reasons  ESPN created the X games.  This entry is not about ESPN, Skate Boarding, or The X games.  This blog is about perseverance.  Tony Hawk worked on one of his key tricks for 10 years before perfecting it.

Ten years of work.  Let's break that time period.

1 decade
120 months
520 weeks
3650 days

Can you imagine how many times he got discouraged?  How many times he wanted to quit?  How many times he wondered if it was really worth the effort?  I don't know the answers, but I do know that he kept going, he pushed through, and he overcame and made it happen.

Now, the question is to you.  What have you put off doing, because it was to difficult?  What have you put on hold because you got discouraged?  Let me challenge you.

Get to work.  Revive that dream,  start working and forget about the negative self talk.  If it takes you longer than you think it should, does it really matter?  Keep working, make everyday count, stay focused on your dreams.

Go have a great week.

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