With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

Sir Thomas Buxton

Before you get too excited about waltzing easily toward your goals, I caution you.

Even with a commitment, everything won’t be rosy on your path. Life will test you to see how serious you are about achieving your objective.

Obstacles will arise. You’ll make mistakes and suffer disappointments and setbacks, some of which may be quite severe and even tempt you to abandon your goal.

That’s when it becomes important to follow the sage wisdom of Winston Churchill, who said: “Never, never, never   give up.” Or the advice provided by James J. Corbett: “You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.”

If you’ve made a commitment to accomplish a goal, you can overcome temporary defeats… and you will triumph!