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04/11Three strikes and you’re out.
That’s baseball right?
While I’m not American and haven’t watched that
much baseball, I do know that much.
Unfortunately, many of us confuse the game of
baseball with the game of life.
I know I have.
Let me explain: Sometimes we make mistakes.
Sometimes we fail. Sometimes stuff just doesn’t
go the way we planned.
For instance, let’s say you try a new project
but fail to get it done because of time commitments.
So you try again, only to be overwhelmed once more
with how much you have to do (now you start to
wonder why you ever started in the first place)
Then you try one more time to get the project
over the line (perhaps it’s to lose weight, start
a part time business, spend more time connecting
with the love of your life)… only to bomb out
once more.
Now you are less likely to have time challenges
if you follow the principles available here
but the truth is most people would give up at that
stage.
Psychologically, they turn their back on trying
again and head back to the dugout.
They stop trying… stop dreaming… stop trying
to learn and grow.
These are the people who say, “It’s all too hard”
or “That will never work… I tried it and it
didn’t work for me”…
You get the idea.
And sadly, they end up just chugging along, making
ends meet, doing what they need to do to survive,
never really happy with how their life is… secretly
wishing things could be different but never having
the courage to try again.
After my first business venture went under. After
my first property development venture went south.
After I got fired twice in 8 months. After I
struggled for months with my consulting business,
it would have been easy for me to throw in the towel.
But no matter what happened. No matter how many
times I screwed up, no matter
what my history suggested…
I never stopped dreaming about running a
successful business, being financially free and
making a difference in the lives of other people.
Most successful business people I have met have
had the same experiences.
Now, I still have a while to go before I call
myself a successful businessman but here’s the
thing:
If you have 3 strike outs in
business, in love, or in life in general…
YOU ARE NOT OUT
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DUGOUT
YOU ARE STILL IN THE GAME
The only time you are OUT is when you decide to be
out.
Remember that – as long as your heart is still
beating, you are still in the game… if you
choose to be.
And that’s the key thing to remember. Life is
all about choice.
So if you’re struggling right now…
If you’ve failed and can’t seem to get things
working…
Don’t give up.
By all means, do something different…
Learn how to master your time (it’s the only
thing we all have the same amount of everyday)
Discover how to change your attitude...
Master how to handle rejection…
Focus on getting through those tough times…
And keep looking for new avenues to succeed.
But whatever you do, don’t give up after 3 strikes.
Because the gold is sitting somewhere after the
fourth strike.
To your success,
Niro















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