Finish your race.

NEVER GIVE UP.

You must have heard it more than a million times, "never give up". This admonition can never be overemphasised. Many times over on the journey of life, you would be faced with lots of challenges, obstacles, barriers, and difficulties. It may not be easy to keep going on that journey, but it is the only way through which you can get a reward from your struggles. You don't get a price for quitting halfway through your journey, you are rewarded for seeing the journey through.

Perseverance and resilience are key qualities necessary to survive in the face of challenges. Challenges and failures provide valuable lessons for future endeavours. Each setback encountered on your journey are opportunities to learn and improve. Continued efforts in pursuing goals can boost self-esteem and confidence, reinforcing the belief in one's abilities. Without time and effort, success would be impossible to achieve. Grit, determination, and persistence are ingredients for successful adventures.

Whenever you hit the ground, whenever you hit rock-bottom, everything will become tough, dark and dreary, it will be as though there is no reason to continue, that is the time and the opportunity to start from a place of experience, strength, and freshness of ideas. It may not be easy but you have to do it. You can take a clue from the sun; it sets everyday, but it never ceases to rise again. You must stand up from your fall, more times than you fall.

Regardless of obstacles faced, it is always crucial to maintain a mindset of never giving up. This mindset will lead you to unprecedented growth, massive achievement, and the eventual realization of desired dreams and goals. Do not get drowned in the sea of fear; do not get lost in the jungle of weakness; you are stronger than your situation, pick-up yourself, dust up yourself, and find your way back to where you belong. There is a reward for your efforts, there is a medal at the end of the race; go claim it, never give up.

Kamikun John, Author 366 days of wisdom.