By Rusty Potter
A person must be prepared to fight a battle several times before winning. You must know everything you need to win is on the inside of you. You have the power to pick yourself up and move forward to win. Frederick Douglas said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Remember, your greatest adversity will lead you to your greatest opportunity in life. You have the power to turn your setback into your comeback. Sometimes you have to push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you. Failure is not the opposite of success, it can be part of your victory.
One of the ways people give up their power is to think that they do not have any power. You have the power to say, “ This is not how my story will end”. You are not what happened to you, you are what you choose to become. Your past does not equal your future. Do not lose hope. Today, you can become better and stronger than yesterday. You have a new story to write and this story looks nothing like your old story. The only man I compare myself to is the man I was yesterday. I wake up early every morning believing, today is going to be better than yesterday. Sometimes, life can be tough, always remember, so are you.
