After you get hit in the gut…

Have you ever been hit in the gut? I mean PUNCHED or KICKED in the belly and had the wind knocked out of you? If no, have you ever had anything happen to you that FELT like you got hit in the gut? Maybe lost a ton of money when the market dropped, got fired from a job you loved and were doing well at or felt betrayed by a ‘friend’?

Weather REAL or SYMBOLIC, getting hit in the gut is part of life. It is inevitable. The KEY is, do you double over and give up or get up and start ‘punching’ again?

In my youth, I played full contact karate for 4 years. There were times I got kicked, stomped and punched in the gut and lost all my breath in an instant. There were times I was lifted completely off the ground with a kick to the groin and felt like my heart was in my mouth. Yea… it hurt, but what kept me fighting was not my skill or physical strength, but the fear of losing and the passion for winning. This dynamic duo is a strong and powerful motivator to get through the toughest of times.

The fear of losing for me was the fear of my instructor. Once, he told me he would never hurt anyone, but me he’d KILL if I ever told him I was quitting. That thought alone got me through MANY tough situations. After surviving these in a karate match, life, well… just seemed easy by comparison. After all, rarely do we DIE from a business, financial or relationship mistake.

Questions: What have you lost at lately that maybe you should go back and fight for until you win? Are you in any battles now you should just refuse to give up until you make it work? What can you do NOW to fix it so you don’t lose the war, even if you lose a battle or ’round’ now?

The passion to win is the other key motivator. Doesn’t winning FEEL good? Doesn’t winning make it EASIER on the other end of the battle? Maybe it’s time to rekindle that passion. After losing several skirmishes, it’s easy to forget the reason you got into a fight was to win. It is easy to start to think, “Maybe it’s time to just minimise the pain.”

DON’T LET THAT HAPPEN! Not in your marriage. Not in your job. Not in your finances. DEFINITELY not in your faith. What ever is busted, fix it. Whatever is tough, get tougher. Whatever is hurting, ignore it and more on to victory.

I’m not saying stay in an abusive relationship or keep investing in a losing proposition. I’m saying if you believe what you do has merit and the same reasons exist now to pursue a course of action as when you got started, don’t let some bumps and bruises stop you or even slow you down. Use them as mental energy to push harder, longer and more intently until you achieve your target and WIN.
As Vince Lombardi said, “Winning isn’t everything. It is the ONLY thing.” Find your motivation in both the pain of the struggle and the passion for winning to bring you to the ultimate success you deserve.

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