Never Give Up

This week was a physically demanding one for me that involved long hours at work and not a lot of sleep.  As the week wore on, I kept telling my husband that I just didn't know how I was going to make it through in one piece.  As I was complaining to him Thursday night about the bleak realization that I had to get up early again the following morning, he looked over at me and said, "Babe, you can do it.  Don't give up."  Such wise words that had significant meaning to me this week as it was a topic of  scholastic and personal learning for me. 

Here are some of the things I learned from this week's materials:


"Action Hero David Carrington"

I thought it was interesting to hear that we should embrace the idea of thinking backwards.  I find myself thinking backwards all the time and figured that was a bit of a thought process flaw for me.  But it's nice to know that I can use the skill of thinking backwards and randomly to find solutions to problems. 

Mr. Carrington shared his personal insight into his bought with cancer.  He stated that "Cancer forces you to reassess your life and put things into balance."  I have heard that from several people who have faced a daunting illness or tragedy.  It's unfortunate that it takes something drastic to help us focus on what is truly important in our lives 

He also shared his three ways to grow a business:

• Increase your number of customers.
• Increase the frequency of purchase.
• Increase the average order.

"You Can Do Anything"  Taylor Richards

This was a short video, but I took away three things from it:

• We should be like Nephi & never quit.
• We should involve the Lord in what we do (including business decisions.)
• Never underestimate yourself or the Lord.

"However Long and Hard the Road" Jeffrey R. and Patricia T. Holland

This was an excellent talk with many good points of information to apply to every area of life.  I think that one thing that stood out and was an excellent reminder for me was the following passage:

"The only limitations you have are those you set on yourselves."

This struck a chord with me because I have often found myself to be my worse saboteur whether it's for work, personal goals or educational ambitions.  I rarely run into opposition from others telling me that I am incapable of doing something but I don't seem to have a problem with telling myself that I can't.  This was a good reminder that I need to be as supportive of myself as I would be to anybody else striving for personal improvement.