How do you push through your worst times and stay motivated?
I realized early on that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly… until you learn to do it right. That mindset changed everything for me. It gave me permission to be bad at something without quitting. Too often, we treat failure as a dead end—but in reality, it’s just part of the road.
When you’re in your worst moments—injured, overlooked, exhausted, or doubting your purpose—it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost everything. But those times are actually when your foundation is being built. Setbacks, failures, and losses aren’t detours. They’re part of the curriculum.
You won’t always be able to learn quickly. You won’t always win. But what matters more is your ability to let go of the moments that tried to define you—the ones that whisper, You’re not good enough. You’ll never make it. I believe this: It’s not how fast you learn, but how fast you can forget—forget the pain, the embarrassment, the voices telling you to quit. Forget them so you can get back to the work.
Motivation isn’t something you always feel—it’s something you choose by remembering your purpose and doing the next hard thing, even when it’s done poorly. Especially then.
Because every champion was once a beginner—bruised, tired, and still showing up.
