Success Motivation & Inspiration

Definitions:

Technology according to Merriam-Webster is: 1 a : the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : ENGINEERING 2 b : a capability given by the practical application of knowledge

Tenacity according to Merriam-Webster is persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual

A Funny Thing Happened...

The last several days have been day of technology and tenacity for me. So I began to give thought to the technology of tenacity. What I mean is the practical application of tenacity in our daily lives. This past weekend I decided to change the computer operation system on my desktop pc from Windows XP Professional to SuSE Linux. Yes, I'm a geek. I've said that before but I'll say again just in case your wondering what I'm doing with this computer operation system stuff. :-)

I love Linux! While I won't be going 100% away from Windows since a few applications I use just won't run on Linux I will be using Linux most of the time on my home PC from now on. Okay, so back to my story...somewhere along the way as I was making the switch I ran into a few snags with my data migrations, operation system installations and computer disks formats. Most of it had to do with getting few things configured to work the way I like to work. I tried a few configurations that involved virtual machines and dual booting.

To make a long story shorter, I ended up deleted several years worth of data I had backed up to external storage drive! I was horrified. :-) No really, in spite of the happy face...I really was. BUT I knew a solution was available I just didn't know what it was or what it was going to cost me. I just knew that a solution could be found and that I could recover my data.

To add insult to injury, I'm and Information Technology (IT) engineer by day and I've been doing IT for over a decade. The error that resulted in my data loss was pure genius on my part (can you hear my sarcasm?). I was a careless mistake that should not have happened.

I had just come off a long week and had a long weekend of technology related challenges. It seemed and felt like a very unproductive week for me on the personal development side as I was unable to get to a quiet place and think, reflect, write and inspire. I think I got a bit cranking with the PC because of it. ;-)

There Always A Lesson To Be Learned

But even from this I took some lessons on success motivation and positive thinking and found the inspiration to "keep it going".

Sometimes life throws us curves. The unexpected happens. The only constant is change itself as the saying goes, right? I had other plans the past week other than being knee deep in technology related challenges during the day and at home. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE technology and I can be very flexible and I've learned alot of patience dealing with technology. But had plans to do some writing for this blog and for a book I've decided to do because of the encouragement I've gotten from others to put my words into a book as well as a blog. My plans were blown out of the water.

Yet, when the curves of life happen and the distractions become the main attraction remain tenacious. Success is achieve one action at a time, one moment at a time. The technology of success is simply the practical application of what you know to do to reach your objectives. Your objectives bring you to your goals and your goals walk you into your destiny...your dream life...your best life now.

If again, we take into consideration the definitions I've written out above I like to define the Technology of Tenacity as the practical application of good old fashioned GRIP!

Just Hang On!

We must simply hang on to what we know and push towards the mark of where we want to go when nothing seems to go right. How about pressing towards your dreams when it seems that you don't have an ounce of time to just one little thing that would take you a step closer towards your dreams? Do you also have recurring distractions, detractors and detours?

Sometimes you just have to hang on. Hang on until the answer comes. Hang on until your time breaks free. Hang on until dark turns to dawn. Hang on until.

Now my technology challenges and data loss don't scale like much more significant challenges I've had and I'm sure you've had also. But there is lesson. I was able to find the tool I need that restored my data. But it took time. I had to research and compare tools and get the right price. I would have been easy to grab the first thing coming my way but that would not have been prudent. It would have just been the expedient thing to do. My data loss was critical. I lost everything...on the back up disk! That back up is where I keep...well the the back ups! LOL.

Here are a few things that this experience reinforced for me.

1. Don't Rubberneck. Sometimes we slow down and just stare at yet another collision that has occurred in our lives. Just like on the roads. We slow down and crane our necks for a good look at that car accident we've just driven upon. Don't beat yourself up over your mistakes, even that ones that you probably should have avoid. Hey, life happens. That goods. Mistakes help us feel alive and let us know we are still growing and need to remain vigilent.

2. The Truth Is Out There. Believe that there is solution to your challenge. Believe that you will find a way to get back on track and to recover from loss. Anyone who wants to reach there dreams must become and "comeback specialist". We have to learn how to come back and grow from the "hits" we take in life. We have get up for the trip and falls. Believing that you can recover from your losses and that the solution for your recovery is out there will accelerate your recovery rate. You optimize your mind, body and spirit with the energy you need to "keep it going".

3. The Strong Must Hold. My friend you are must stronger than you think you are. You must hold your position no matter what. Believing your solution is out there is one thing. It is quite another to hold on while you seek and wait for your solution. This is where your winning characteristics are forged. You enlarge your personal capacity to succeed each minute you maintain your grip! Your grip is strengthened as each minute passes. Don't get discouraged if it seems like nothing is going your way. Just hold on! Your roots grow deep when you hold on. Hold your position and fight forward until you get that answers you want and the solutions you need. The universe is designed to respond the those who are single minded and focuses. Tenacity cause us to adhere to the "why's" of what we are doing and where we are going.

Having Done All To Stand...Stand

So I eventually found my solution and I recovered from my error and data loss. If you are enduring stuck states and you feel that your life is simply not making the head way you planned and you feel that you are not getting any traction at all...I want to encourage you to simply hold on.

The Technology of Tenacity is simply the practical application of good old fashioned grip along with the knowledge and understanding of what you are fighting for. Your grip will be harder to maintain if you don't have a big and powerful enough "why". Our "why's" will determine how we will there (our dreams coming true) or whether we will get there at all.

Your dreams ARE worth fighting for. Life isn't easy and answers aren't always a finger tip away. More often than not, we have to mix it up, stand firm and fight for the light of a better life by simply holding on when there is just nothing else we can do in that moment.

Strengthen your grip. Hold on.

© 2005 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
The Mindset Motivator
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