The Marketers’ Senate

Do you want to be successful? Three words: Never give up.

There have been too many times when troubles began to occur,
people tend to give up so easily. They feel that they could not
withstand the challenge the problems pose upon us.

How many times did we hear people giving up when problems start?
How about the guy who did not finish his college because his
family had run out of money to support his studies? What about
this American of Asian descent who, despite his immense
potential, immediately left a company because he was
discriminated for his roots? Giving up is the easiest solution
for many people. Itís the easiest way out.

But giving up amid trials and crises do not make you a better
person. Instead giving up hinders you to face your worst fears
and lifeís biggest problems. For those who give up easily,
success is hard to come by. Achieving your goals in life becomes
more difficult, if not downright impossible.

To give up means sacrificing your personal success. By giving
up, you lose nothing. But in the end, you lose everything.

Of course, everybody knows the Father of the Theory of
Relativity: the great Albert Einstein. He was one of the
greatest scientists in the history of mankind. His theories and
discoveries have been praised and widely accepted by the
scientific community. But do you know that when he was only 16
years old, he failed a university exam allowing him to study
electrical engineering in Zurich, Switzerland? Had he given up
then, he would not have become one of the most illuminating and
brightest men of all time.

Or how about Michael Jordan, the basketball legend? One of our
basketball icons of all time, Jordan is among the most
successful athletes the sports history. But do you know that he
suffered an early disappointment when the young Jordan did not
initially make his high school basketball team when he tried out
as a sophomore? What could have happened if Jordan easily gave
up his basketball dreams? Instead of giving up, he practiced and
exerted his efforts more. The next year, he was admitted in the
team, and that was the start of his great basketball career.

Failure on something does not mean the road leads to nowhere.
That you should turn around and go back. To achieve success, you
must not give up. Instead, persevere, and in the end, your
efforts will be rewarded.

Here are some tips that you could bear in mind when a problem
arises.

1. Seize the opportunity.

When opportunities come and you see that it would pave your way
to success, grab them! Take the chance at opportunities before
chances get lost.

2. Use criticisms as challenge.

If somebody tells you, ìYou canít do it!î or that ìThere is no
way you could accomplish that,î do not take it as a failure.
Take criticisms, constructive or otherwise, as a challenge for
you to overcome obstacles in your life. Donít let anyone
intimidate you. In that way, you will be motivated to face your
problems. Instead of giving up, why donít you show the person
that you could actually do it?

3. Strive harder. Push harder.

If you think a problem cannot be solved quickly, you should ask
yourself: Why not? Donít let problems overtake you: You overtake
them. Think of the reasons why a problem cannot be solved as
easily as you wanted to. And address them by exerting more
efforts in solving it.

4. Improve yourself more.

Canít swim? Why not take up swimming classes? Having a hard time
answering problems in geometry? Why not ask somebody to help you
or look for more resources in the Internet?

Donít let problems stop you in the outset. Remember: Do not give
up! If there are ways to solve the problem, why not use them? At
the end, youíll learn more, you become more experienced. You
become a better person.

5. Set Deadlines.

And that means setting tough deadlines. Try to put a timeline on
everything you do to avoid procrastination. Set actual deadlines
and check how proficient you can be. Whether itís finishing an
article or studying for a big university exam, deadlines will
help you move and exert effort in actually finishing your tasks.

6. Challenge yourself.

Try to see whether you can improve your proficiency on a task.
For example, this week, you were able to master your lessons in
chemistry. How about mastering your lessons in chemistry and
music the next week comes? Improving oneself is a sure way to
achieve success.

7. Focus.

When you want to achieve something, you must focus. Do not let
something or anybody persuade you form not doing what you have
targeted to do.

In the end, it all boils down to one thing: Do not ever give up.
You will only achieve success if and only if you realize that
failures should not make you easily give up.