Overcoming Short-Term Setbacks

Don’t let short-term setbacks discourage you. Accomplishing something important is never easy. It’s frustrating to work hard and not see progress. Just realize that progress is not always obvious; sometimes, it remains hidden, masked by the challenges of moving forward.

Keep doing the work. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. Stay focused on what you want to achieve, and put in a solid effort every day working on tasks that will move you in the right direction. Do the right things in the right way, and keep doing them consistently. 

As long as you are putting in the work, you are moving forward, even when it seems as though you’re stuck or struggling. Measure your progress by looking back over the past, not by the number of frustrations that you’ve had to contend with in recent weeks, but by the milestones that you have crossed in recent years.

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