There are times in everyones life when some thing or a lot of things get on top of you.

I find it happens when I bite off more than I can chew ... "What was I thinking , why did I take on all these things?"

I'm currently in a space where there is a lot of "unproductive" work needing to be done, a couple of projects have been put on hold by clients, I put a personal project on hold to give them priority and now have to restart it ... to be blunt I've run out of momentum.

I figure when you give up, you give in to the temptation to quit, to surrender, to just stop trying. There are many reasons why we can choose to give up. We either run out of time, money or energy. We just can’t quite see the results of our efforts.

However, when I reflect back on what's happened in my life when the urge to quit is at its strongest, this is when success is just around the corner.

The enemy, that litle voice that feeds us all the negative self talk, turns up the volume and fuels our irritation with cynicism and sarcasm at this time.

So we feed the enemy when we listen to the message and refuse to stop it. Maybe it’s just that at these times we don’t know how, or think we are not allowed to play a new tape in our head. I figure I am allowed.

Ask yourself some hard questions

Here's some of the questions that come to mind that need to be answered when feeling like we should give up ...

• How badly do I really want this ...?
• Do I want it so badly that I am willing to make adjustments in my life that may be uncomfortable or inconvenient?
• Am I willing to get up earlier or go to bed later in order to work this dream?
• Am I willing to embrace the fear that surrounds my comfort zone?

The question for me and for you is ... what do I need to do?

• Pick myself up, mentally and physically.
• Think about how good it will feel when I cross that finishing line.
• When I feel like giving up I know this is the time to reach down deep into my soul. Shut up that little voice that is busy telling the lie "you can’t do it". Sometimes this is difficult, so when it whispers reply with "I will prove you wrong".

Here is some external inspiration.