The Only Way To Lose

You are not done when the game is still going on. You are not done when your soul still have more to give. You are not done when other people are still playing. You are not done when you still have a lot to give to the world. You are not done when you are still growing, when you are still developing yourself.

You are not done because work is not just about what you are doing. It is also about what you are becoming. And what you are becoming is not a one-time thing. Becoming never ends.

You are not done when you are tired; you are done when you are done. When you are not here anymore, when you are dead.

When you say, ‘I am done’, it means there is nothing to explore anymore in your life. It means there is nothing to do anymore. It means there is nothing to learn anymore. It means there is nothing to do with other people anymore.

Is that true? Is it true that we don’t have anything to do anymore? Is it true that you are truly done?

If it is true that you are, then what are you going to be doing for the rest of your life?

Since you are still here, you still have a lot to do. You still have a lot to learn, to learn again. Don’t limit yourself. Do not let fear stop you from doing the work.

Because the only way to fail is to say, ‘I am done.’ The only way to stay where you are for the rest of your life is to say, ‘I am done.’ The only way to lose in life is to say, ‘I can’t do it.’ The only way to fail in life is to stop doing, to stop living your life. The only way to lose in life is to stop growing, to stop moving forward.

If you don’t want to get stuck in your own rut, you have to keep moving forward. You have to keep doing. You have to keep challenging yourself.

If not, you are in a rut.