Comments on: Finish Strong

By: Louche

Louche — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:14:39 +0000

This article is short and sweet and just what I need right now. Thanks.

By: The easy way out

The easy way out — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:19:47 +0000

[...] nothing is actually stopping me from doing that, but I chose not to. I chose to keep going [...]

By: Stanley Bronstein

Stanley Bronstein — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:03:55 +0000

As Freidrich Nietzsche said:

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Dental school is making you stronger. Hang in there. If you need something to think about, check out my daily meditation series.

Take care.

Stanley Bronstein
StanleyBronstein.com

By: Steve-Personal Success Factors

Steve-Personal Success Factors — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:08:34 +0000

Alex, great information and inspiration. I am curious how you are doing with keeping up with this blog, now that you are in dental school. Have you found it more challenging, or is it a type of therapeutic outlet? I am just curious.

By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:48:45 +0000

Hey Alex.

There is a strong message here. That quote by Jim Rohn connects quite a bit with my motto I have been using lately which is “self-discipline, and ignore everybody”. I don’t want to have that pain of regret later. I would rather have the effort-based output version of it at the current time.

Finishing strong sure does show others that we mean business. If we don’t do this, people sometimes think our original was much smaller than it actually was.

To more practical personal development in 2010~

By: Francis Chin

Francis Chin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Finish strong. What a memorable phrase. Thanks!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:38:38 +0000

Love the introductory quote by Jim Rohn. Alex, your post is a great reminder that anyone can start strong, but it takes an altogether different mindset to continue and push on to the very end. Thanks for the reminder! Shawn @ mindOfChampions

By: Prosechild

Prosechild — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:57:51 +0000

I can so relate to your WW3. My personal WW3 was law school… that grueling first semester… ahhh brings back memories

Finishing strong is so important. Its funny, I always thought the desire to quit would come in the middle of an endeavor, but strangely the urge to give up comes 3/4 of the way or near the end. I read somewhere that most people quit right before success… not only finishing, but finishing strong is essential to that success we seek.

By: fas

fas — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:17:12 +0000

Very well said, but the motivation just goes away right before the finish line,

By: Fiona @ BSF

Fiona @ BSF — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:54:43 +0000

Great post! I have a habit of not finishing strong… I’ll do my best to finish strong.

Good luck with school, it’s a killer!

By: Henri @ Wake Up Cloud

Henri @ Wake Up Cloud — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:42:23 +0000

Giving your best and doing it consistently leads to great things. Unfortunately, many believe that they aren’t capable of this. I’ve found that when I work hard and get things done I feel great, but sometimes I just cannot muster up energy to do stuff. That’s when I take a break and enjoy my rest completely.