Don’t give up

well the last 3 day ANZAC weekend provided my wife and son an opportunity to test out our determination skills – did I say a restful weekend was planned?? well we left on time with our Camper trailer in tow – stopped up the road an hour or so for our favourite hamburgers for the evening meal so we wouldn’t be hungry as we set up at our Beach side caravan park (expected to be set up with a cuppa around 10pm at the latest). Roll back down the highway an hour or so; a deflating tire shredded when we reached some major road works (picture on Facebook), some laughing and discussion about the adventures of a blow out at 80km’s per hour, Garry’s great ability to keep our car and trailer on our side of the road and my wife’s ability to see the only pull off place in miles – then the spare that I pumped up 6 days before the trip was put on and the jack was let down – and so the only spare we had let down as well. Car spare didn’t fit – very dark and lonely and so called road service, less fun waiting there, fog rolling in. Service guy got some air to hold in the spare and we decided to head into the next town and re-asses the situation. so next the car wouldn’t start – park lights and hazard lights must have drained battery – frantic call to service guy as he was leaving – then started, into town, add more air – decision to go for next stop – next roadhouse, spare holding pretty well – more air and then just go for it – set up but decided against cuppa around 1am and that is only Friday night (more adventure Saturday morning and Sunday – for another day)
Note – we have done 1,000′s of km’s with this set-up and never an issue!!

Why tell you that story? it relates to the tip of the week – stay tuned.
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Weekly tip: don’t give up – When times get tough we sometimes stop or pull out of that project early. 
On Friday night at 1 stage it was suggested we stay on the highway and sort it out on Saturday morning. While that was good advise, because we persevered to our final destination, my wife and son could start their break while I was chasing new tires etc.  I know there have been times in my coaching business when I have stopped just before I had a victory (love hindsight). 

What about you? 

have you ever stopped, or diverted down an easier path; how do you know that a win was not just around the corner? I am not talking about a review and a good decision to stop progress before you lose money or face another risk – I am talking about those times when you whimped out when things looked tough.

Next time the road ahead looks tough; keep the end goal in mind, then work out what the very next step is and just take it, then take another – don’t stop until you are sure it is over. Then you will know you have given it your best – no matter the result – your best is good enough.

Garry