Sometimes when you really want something, you need to fight for it. Push and scratch and grab for what you want. Many times it takes a LOT of hard work and a tenacity that only someone committed to a goal can achieve.
Here are a couple examples using skateboarding:
First, this 9-year old skater tried 75-times to land a 540—an aerial spin that involves one and a half midair rotations. Each time, the stubborn kid picked herself up and used the fail as motivation to get it right next time. Fun fact: She says she cannot yet ride a bike.
Next, this uncut video of Chris Cole Wallenberg trying to land this jump shows how much work really goes into making an epic skateboarding video. If you have ever watched a professional in a video clip and you ask yourself, "How the (*&^(*^ does he/she always LAND those?!" The answer is -- they don't. But what he demonstrates here is the tenacity to NOT give up.
My point for showing these videos today is NOT that I want you to be a skateboarder, but that I want you to go after your goals as if you were in a race for a million dollars. Reach and stretch and never give up. You only fail when you stop trying.
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