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People forget how fast you did a job -- but they remember how well you did it.
-- Howard W. Newton
 

 

Friday, August 29, 2025

Hard times

Some things that were hurting you at one time are no longer hurting you. And from your current perspective, you can see that they’ve actually helped you in certain ways.

There are difficulties you’re enduring now that you’ll eventually look back on in a similar fashion. Although your current suffering and distress are all too real, the value on the other side of them will be just as real.

In every problem are seeds for an effective solution. That’s hard to see when you’re surrounded by the problem, yet your past experience proves it to be true.

Things will eventually change for the better because you have the power and the will to make them better. The more uncomfortable you are, the more determined you become to find a positive way forward.

Take inspiration for what you’ve already been through. Remind yourself of how and why you did it, and of your ability to do it again.

With your effort and commitment, hard times lead to good times. Be clear and positive about how far you’ve come, and relentless about continuing to move in a good and fulfilling direction.

— Ralph Marston

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