It's Friday at last! Maybe it's just me, but it has seemed like a long week trying to get started again after holidays. I was thinking today about effort and what it really takes to get things done. As I write this blog each day I know for sure there is effort involved in picking a topic that will be of interest to my readers. Choosing the title though seems to pale in comparison to the effort expended to write the text. I say that because effort causes you to reach down deep inside and stretch your mind. Effort is work and it takes precious time. Sometimes we must decide if the effort is worth it. What do we gain in the process? I believe we choose to focus our efforts on what’s inherently important to us.
It has been 12 years since I first started writing my book ‘I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me’. I dedicated more time and effort in writing and publishing that book than anything else I've done in my life. While it took me nearly 5 years to research and write it and more times than I care to count wondering if I would ever finish it, I have only to reflect back on that now and see it as a true measure of what effort means to me. Nothing that is worthwhile ever comes without effort. Success is not realized nor can it be measured without effort. Until next time...
Blondie
Blondie
I agree that nothing good comes without effort. There is nothing as rewarding as the pride you feel when you give your "all" to something important:)
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