Don't Quit

I'm preparing for a goal setting workshop I'll be presenting for all of our North Shore WAC members and a few days ago was looking for a motivational piece that people could turn to when they hit obstacles.

I've heard this poem before and had to share it with all of you. I hope this motivates and inspires you to not give us and keep working to overcome whatever mountain you're currently climbing or whatever obstacle lays in your path. [YouTube version]

DON'T QUIT

 

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, 

When the road you are trudging seems all up hill; 

When funds are low and the debts are high, 

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh; 

When care is pressing you down a bit, 

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. 

Life is queer with its twists and turns, 

As every one of us sometimes learns. 

And many a failure turns about 

When we might have won had we stuck it out; 

Don't give up though the pace seems slow - 

You may succeed with another blow. 

Success is failure turned inside out - 

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt. 

And you can never tell how close you are. 

It may be near when it seems so far; 

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - 

It's when things seem worst that you MUST NOT QUIT