Don’t Quit Yet, Your Success May Be Closer Than You Think
Written by Jill and is filed under the Category: "Challenges"
Another outstanding lesson for the world was displayed yesterday on Britain’s Got Talent. A 12 year old lad by the name of Shaheen Jafargholi came onto the stage resolved to sing his favorite song which is also a favorite of his grandfather.
His mother was standing behind the curtain on the side, her hands clasped together in nervousness as Shaheen walked to greet his audience and the judges.
Simon (one of the judges) asked Shaheen what he was going to sing. Simon’s expression was one of great doubt when Shaheen responded.
“Ok, good luck” was Simon’s short tart response.
Shaheen did not seem to notice the negative response and started into his favorite song with great enthusiasm.
The music began and the audience was with him as he started to sing, but Simon was not as enthusiastic.
Seconds later Simon beckoned for the music to stop.
“Ok,” he said, “You’ve got this really wrong.”
Shaheen was of course a little taken back as the audience gasped. It certainly did not look like this would be his night of success. But he kept his confidence.
“What do you sing apart from that?: he was asked by Simon.
“Who’s Loving You by Micheal Jackson”.
“You want to give that a go?”
“Ok.”
His mother and friends were ringing their hands and covering their faces. The other two judges were also looking rather despairing. Now what would happen?
- How would you react to such an interruption?
- Would you be knocked off balance into discouragement?
- Would you give up and decide that perhaps success is not for you after all?
- Would you keep your confidence and continue on to pursue your goal of success?
I was absolutely thrilled to see 12 year old Shaheen take this interruption in his stride and continue with the next song with great confidence.
How could he be so confident when things looked so bleak?
- He was focused on success.
- He wanted to be a star and nothing was going to stop him.
- His was focus on his goal of success gave him the confidence to jump over the immediate hindrance, despite the initial impact of the confrontation.
How do YOU handle the interruptions and hindrances to your pursuit of success?
As Shaheen finished his song there was a standing ovation. All of the audience AND all three of the judges were on their feet!
Then Simon made an outstanding comment.
“This is how one song can change your life. This may be the start of something special for you young man”.
Simon’s brilliant expertise in being able to uncover talent showed up in this session! The expression on his face in the photo above shows he was expecting success from the second song.
Wow – here are some lessons for you and me!
- What would have happened if Shaheen did not believe in his dream enough to push through that terrible moment of pending defeat? How much do YOU believe in your dream?
- He could have lost his dream. Don’t let go of your dream!
- He would have lost the victory. Go after that victory!
SimonPreacher on Twitter made this comment today:
Stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit!
Are you getting hit harder than usual? You may well be close to fulfilling your dream. You really don’t know but you just could be (one thing we know for sure, if you don’t give up that time WILL come).
You may be one song away, one product away, one new blog post, article or sales call. You may need to simply change one little detail and your whole life could change.
But how will you know what little detail you may need to change?
- Believe in yourself.
- Believe in your dream.
- Maintain that courage, focus and determination and you will attract your success.
- You will attract the right person at the right time who will tell you the right little detail you need to tweak and suddenly you find yourself breaking through to success!
There is never any doubt that:
I know that when you
watch this video of Shaheen Jafargholi at Britain’s Got Talent 2009
you will see MANY more keys and lessons to success in this event.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 am
So true! Shaheen had an option to quit and to believe that his moment of opportunity had slipped away from his hands; but he didn’t!
Shaheen is a winner and winners don’t quit. They believe in themselves, they believe in their vision, and they do everything to make sure that their vision will come to pass.
Setbacks, criticisms, and all sorts of hindrances don’t move someone who believe in their dream!
Persistence, Focus and Action Taking are some of the major keys to success!
Thank you for this great post Jill!
Simon’s last blog post..Susan Boyle: Holding Fast To Your Dreams!
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Thanks Simon for your skillful summary of this post.
Your outline of the major keys to success is right on target.
Again thanks Simon –
Check out Simon’s blog here http://simonpreacher.com/blog
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
This is a prime example of turning a deaf ear to those who criticize and go forward anyway. Be bold and choose to believe in your abilities even in the face of dogged pessimism.
It’s your life, choose to get it moving forward toward your dreams.
Spencer’s last blog post..37 Tips for an Exceptional Life
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:48 am
Hi Spencer
Thanks so much for your great comment, an excellent addition to this post!
You are so right – it is your life and if you don’t believe in yourself, who will?