Sunday, 1 February 2009
failure is giving up

The following quote arrived in my inbox today
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. — Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
It struck a chord with me - does it strike a chord with you?
For me its arrival today is particularly relevant as, despite a severely challenging financial climate out there, I try to stick to my dream and passion for architecture. You can follow the journey here:
In the meantime here are a couple of my favorite overcoming obstacles quotes:
“Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” - Michael Jordan, Basketball star
“Perhaps one of the greatest distinctions between five-sensory and six-sensory people is that five-sensories worry about how they’re going to make it in the world, whereas six-sensories always know that the Universe will there to help them in every way.” - Sonia Choquette, Author
To those I will add one of my own:
"Maintain a positive mindset. Setbacks are, with the benefit of hindsight, often opportunities in disguise>"
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