As Long As It Takes

Every good goal has a deadline. However, some deadlines will be unable to be met. At that point, the deadline becomes a guideline that should be used to create a new deadline. You don't get to abandon what you've started just because it's taking longer than expected to get the job done. And don't beat yourself up if you need more time to accomplish a set goal. Instead, keep working at it relentlessly. I promise you, you're not the only person in the world that the clock has run out on before. Get over it and put some more time on your clock and continue to work hard until you succeed. Quitting is never an option.

Everyone doesn't earn a degree in two to four years. For some it will take five to ten years depending on the goal. Some may even take longer than that. Everyone doesn't  jump up and run a four-minute mile. Some will take much longer than that. Everyone doesn't buy a new car at twenty and a new house at the age of thirty. Some will be forty, fifty, and sixty or older than that. Likewise, everyone doesn't have a successful business within one to five years. Some will take a little or a lot longer than that.

At the end of the day, it's totally up to you to run your best race. Everybody who runs the Peachtree Road Race gets a t-shirt once they cross the finish line. Some do it in less than thirty minutes, while others take hours.  The point is to commit to taking as long as it takes to cross the finish line. In the end, either you did it to completion or you didn't. 

Today, I want to be the first to congratulate you in advance for a race well run. I can see you crossing the finish line of your goals. Please don't stop until you do. And remember, it's okay for you to take as long as it takes.

Be blessed and stay encouraged. I love you.