If I delay, success will become wed to another

“I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.”

~Og Mandino (American Essayist and Psychologist, 1923-1996)

I have to recite this to myself every moment of every day so that I'll be focused and not be so easily swayed by transient escape.

This going after one's goals is a challenging ordeal that will shake you to your core. It is tiring and taxing to everything.

I don't know. It may very well be true that I am simply just a weak person that I easily get tired and demoralized. But hey, I haven't quit and I want to see this through to the end.

I'll see you guys at the top! Make sure you're there too ;)