Who can forget Muhammad Ali? He will go down in history as being one of the greatest and most flamboyant boxers of all time but, more than that, he will be remembered for delivering arguably the best and funniest sports press conferences ever broadcast. Seriously though, is it possible to be a man who claimed to be so mean he could “make medicine sick”? What a legend! In case you’ve forgotten, or perhaps are so young you’ve never enjoyed an Ali speech, here’s a short snippet:
Like Muhammad Ali, I enjoy a good challenge and like to think of myself as relentless. I like to think big and aim high! I dream of doing and being nothing but the best. I hardly ever give up when faced with a challenge. If there is one thing that has kept me going in most, if not all of my young life, it’s an attitude of never giving up, never quitting. That’s who I am. I’m relentless!
Lately however, I have felt pressed to the limits. It feels like that ‘never give up’ mind-set is slowing fading as the pressure increases and it can’t resist anymore, it seems! Have you perhaps reached this place? If so, does that make me and anyone in a situation like this a weak person? I don’t think so!
Pressures we all get, with different intensity and frequency. Soon it’ll be a wrap for the year 2014. Everyone is pumped up about Christmas and the New Year but this festive ambiance I see around me is not something I feel in my world – it’s not the same.
Perhaps you’re in a similar space and you’re wondering if next year is worth looking forward to. Will things be different? Feels like the cycle never ends! But one thing I am holding onto and refuse to give up no matter what, is HOPE. Hope keeps me going, I keep doing what I do every day because I have hope and I have a dream that one day the cycle will end.
I know I am not alone in feeling this way. If you’re in a canoe similar to the one I’m in, watch the video at the end of this article. It’s likely, you’ll find out why I’m still rowing and pushing on even though the winds of life are crazy.