“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

What is the point of going on in your business and career when the tough time you are experiencing seems to have a mind of its own and has decided that your location has become its permanent address? Could you be the only one going through a season like this in your life or were there others on the same boat? At this present time, it seems like an unending story and you would really like to see a happy ending. Take comfort in the truth that it will not always be tough. You will have to make the difference by taking the first step: decide you are not going to remain in that season of your life and be determined to experience change.

 Thomas A. Edison said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.” When things do not pan out the way we expected them to be, the temptation is always to throw in the towel and jump to a quick conclusion that the business or career path was not meant to be and we would be better off if we tried something different from what was giving us stress. The challenges we face in this tough period might seem like they might never come to an end but the truth is, they are temporal. If only we could bring ourselves to try again at this business or career; approaching the difficulties encountered with a different mindset. Thomas A. Edison also said, “The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” In this time, we would be able to see what can be done differently.

One of the greatest inventions made, the airplane. The airplane constantly experiences an opposition with the wind whenever it is to take flight. Without countering this opposition, the airplane would never make it into the air. See this tough time as your elevation period; a time that you are pushing through to the next level. While you are encountering the numerous oppositions, remain in joy and keep your eye on the prize. Remain yourself about what Henry Ford said,

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”