Never Stop Trying

There is a moment in every worthwhile journey when you wonder whether it is time to give up. You have tried, perhaps more than once. You have put in the effort, waited for the result and watched things fail to work out as you hoped. It is tempting to decide that enough is enough. But sometimes the greatest mistake we make is judging an unfinished journey by what has happened so far.

Trying does not guarantee success. It does something more important: it keeps possibility alive. The moment you stop trying, you make the outcome certain. There will be no different result because there will be no further attempt.

That does not mean repeating the same action endlessly. Positive thinking is not about banging against a locked door and pretending it will eventually open. Sometimes you need to change direction, learn something new, ask a different question or approach the problem from another angle.

What matters is that you don't confuse changing your approach with giving up on yourself.

Many of the things we admire most in other people were built through attempts that nobody saw. Behind the achievement was disappointment, uncertainty, mistakes and moments when continuing seemed easier said than done.

So if something matters to you, keep moving towards it. You may not know when the breakthrough will come. You may not even know exactly what the final destination looks like.

But every time you try again, you give possibility another chance. And sometimes that is all you need to do. Never stop trying.