How To Succeed, Never Give Up!

We'll call this today how to Succeed. So a famous quote from Babe Ruth a lot of people talk about is, he once said, it's hard to beat the man person who never gives up. And that's so true, because a lot of times today people are like, well, how do I succeed? I don't have this. I don't have that. One of the many things we'll talk about to succeed in life, and one of the ways I've done well is you never give up. Times get tough, things get tough. Circumstances outside your control get tough. But as long as you never give up, that is one of the biggest things that lead to success in life. You've heard me say this a few times. We don't believe in luck in our household. Our definition of luck is where opportunity meets persistence, not some mythological, magical karma bullshit. It's when we work our ass off. We never give up. And we come across opportunities who can't avoid us, like Riley. People will just stay, oh, he's so lucky. He's a lefty pitcher. Well, there's a lot of lefty pitchers out there that suck. But there's a lot like him who that took lessons, hitting, pitching. Every chance he had, he was on the field. He got better and better and better until people started seeing him and giving him opportunities in collegiate baseball. And it paid for his degrees, his bachelor's and masters, completely on that arm because he never gave up. You'll see that a lot of people there say, hey, this country music star, they're an overnight sensation. And they're like, I've been playing in bars for 12 freaking years, dude. Overnight sensation. I finally hit it right, because it didn't give up. So things get tough in life, but as long as you keep putting one foot forward and never giving up, letting those things influence you, you will succeed in life. It might take a little longer to get a degree or to get to that next level of certification or to find that right position, job, position that you really want. But when people say, hey, that kid works hard, they're good, they have good morals, good values, they're a leader. And I've never seen them give up. They've been doing this for a while. Let's give them that opportunity. That's how you win in life. Just never give up. And it's tough, like I said, and the world tells us this, and we've had a discussion about words. Words are weapons. But the world tells us that it's okay to give up. It's okay not to succeed. Well, not in our family. You know, you want the best for your spouse and your family and yourself. Never give up. We'll talk again later about when enough's enough. There might be places that you say, I've conquered the world and I'm happy where I'm at. Not everyone needs to be a billionaire to be happy. And even that, the more you make, quite often is the very opposite. But never giving up, no matter what people are saying about you, is a trait that you possess and those of us who do, you can do anything you want to. Because the competition gets thin at the top. The air is rare up there, as they say. So when you put your head down, work hard, overcome obstacles, many that seem insurmountable in your life, and there will be a lot. It's amazing what you can do. And again, personally, when you break through those barriers after never giving up, you know, it's a great sense of personal achievement and pride that you give yourself, knowing what you've accomplished in life. And then of course, you can help other people too. We'll probably talk about mentoring both sides, you getting mentored and you mentoring others in another video. But I just can't stress enough. Things will get tough, you know, the older you are. Hindsight's 20 20, and when I was in my 20s, I had. There were things that were. Seemed insurmountable working for my company that I thought I would work there forever. And, you know, them letting my dad go, them downsizing me, realizing that I was expendable, which no one thinks they're expendable, and changing my life. When I went to grad school working full time, there were times I wanted to quit. It seemed insurmountable because I sold my way into a program that I was completely unqualified for. I hadn't had math since geometry of my sophomore year in high school, and I was taking calc and trig that I had no clue I had to teach myself outside class. I taught my way in with one of the admissions people for all the stuff I did at my other job and somehow convinced them to give me a shot without a bunch of remedial programs other people had to have because my degree in law enforcement wasn't worth a lot in a business school. But every time I would get over a class that seemed insurmountable, I could not. You know, I hadn't had math in 8 years or 10 years. Never had that level of math. It makes you feel good. And a few times I wanted to quit. But when you can see that light at the end of the tunnel, coming sometimes or the peak. You know, once I crossed over, halfway through the program, I'm like, well, hell, I'm halfway done. You know, one more step, one more class, one more class. I've only got four more classes, three more classes to go, then you get that master's degree. And I did that for myself. Not for, I needed it for the job at the time, but I mainly did it for myself to prove that I could actually go to school and make good grades and learn something versus ou. You know, that gives you a great sense of accomplishment. And like I said, a lot of people in my class too gave up. We lost people, you know, we lost a guy right at the end. I'm like, you've been in this thing 17 months, it's like our last class and you're gonna quit. And I did see a good quote that I liked the other day. It said, a winner is a loser who never gave up. So they tried one more time and they won. You know, that could be anything. You know, like I said, country music stars who suddenly come and overnight hit breakout baseball players, breakout football players, somebody in a career who said, this guy wasn't that good. And next thing you know, they're owning a multi million dollar business because they just never gave up. So I can't stress that enough. Life will be tough, tough, tough, insurmountable almost, but just keep going, one foot in front of the other. And like Babe Ruth said, it's hard to beat a person who doesn't give up.