You toil and you struggle, you step back and you stare at your problem until your eyes go crossed ... and then suddenly someone walks by and hands you the secret ingredient and "BAM!" ... problem solved, mission accomplished, game over!
Yes, that does happen with some of life's challenges. And usually the person that walked by and handed you the secret ingredient only possessed that "secret" because they had to overcome that same problem the week before or last year and kept it in their "secret ingredient fanny-pack" for future use.
But, why were you still there working on your problem when that kind person walked by and handed you their secret ingredient? It's because [ALERT - SECRET INGREDIENT #1] you had DETERMINATION. Yes it's an oldie, but a goody! Determination is a secret ingredient and it is required to solve many of life's harder puzzles and to jump life's highest hurdles. It's also what my dad use to call "sticktoitiveness" (pretty sure it's not a real world, but I'll hashtag it at the bottom of this blog anyway).
Determination is NOT required for easy challenges or ones with tiny rewards, although it won't hurt. But if you are interested in the bigger challenges (like slaying dragons or curing cancer) and bigger rewards in life (like making children laugh or curing cancer) then determination will come in handy.
** CAUTION ** Determination isn't the only secret ingredient. It is an important one, but without the others you can be blinded by your determination and will set yourself up for a life of misery. Picture yourself being trapped in a cave due to a rock slide and you have to dig out with the only thing you brought with you spelunking ... a wooden spoon (Really? This is what you brought?). All the determination in the world won't keep that wooden spoon from being whittled away by the first rock you attack. Officially stuck.
There's a happy thought to leave you on ... Have a great day!
- DETERMINATION (#sticktoitiveness)
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