Motivation and great words can come from nearly everywhere. I was watching reruns of Grey’s Anatomy.  In this episode, there was a competition among the second year interns. Points were awarded based upon the complexity of the case they were on, the accuracy of the diagnosis, medical mysteries and the completeness of the diagnosis. Izzie spent $120,000 diagnosing what she thought could be a medical mystery, only to have the illness be a case of the flu.

The Chief, finding Izzie alone late one evening, had this conversation: “You’re in a lion fight. Just because you didn’t win doesn’t mean you don’t know how to roar. Stand up tall, walk proud. Don’t lick your wounds. You didn’t invent competition. This is a lion fight. So chin up put your shoulders back walk proud strut a little. Don’t lick your wounds. Celebrate! The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You are in a lion fight.”

How many times have you felt down and out, beaten, not wanting to continue? With the right word, you would toss in the towel and call it quits. We’ve all been there, all felt like failures.

As Sir Edmund Hillary said “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”*

*This quote, along with over sixty other quotes, can be found in my book entitled “Focus On the Pinnacle of Your Success!”, a collection of motivational quotes concentrating on Fearless, Opportunity, Challenges, Unlimited Success. Go to the Additional Resources tab on my website to order.