5.29 Allen Iverson: Don’t Stop

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”- Confucius

Are you where you want to be?

One thing I’ve learned is you can be ahead and behind at the same time. There is always someone ahead of you that you are chasing, and there is always someone behind you chasing them.

The key is to never stop.

Chinese philosopher Confucius once said, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

You might be ahead today and behind tomorrow, or you might be behind today and ahead tomorrow, just don’t stop. You might feel like you are moving and growing at a million miles per hour, or you might feel like you are barely making any progress. No matter what, don’t stop.

Allen Iverson was one of my favorite basketball players growing up. In an interview, he talked about how to keep going when expectations and mistakes are weighing you down.

He said you get weighed down when you try to be perfect and are scared to make mistakes. He said, “You are going to turn it over and you are going to miss shots, but obviously, you can’t make a play if you’re thinking about a turnover, and you’ll never be able to make a shot if you don’t take it.”

You will trip, and you will fail, but don’t stop. You learn from those, get better, and keep going.

No matter how fast or slow you are going, just don’t stop.

Question of the Day: What makes you stop, and how do you overcome that and keep going?