tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post7595688035382854781..comments2024-03-28T08:54:28.654+08:00Comments on Cresting The Hill: A TO Z CHALLENGE - D FOR DON’T GIVE UP Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-54678418626312044982018-04-17T19:34:49.077+08:002018-04-17T19:34:49.077+08:00I like this post! I am all for not giving up, if I...I like this post! I am all for not giving up, if I had given up with my illness then where would I be now?Dee | GrammysGrid.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444651579536459274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-64991917130282180472018-04-07T05:25:19.581+08:002018-04-07T05:25:19.581+08:00I stick with something to the bitter end, AND I’m ...I stick with something to the bitter end, AND I’m all perfectionistic about it. Really, it’s a miracle that I managed to talk myself into retiring!<br /><br />Jude (AKA Dr Sock)Dr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-4664695024663818102018-04-05T09:16:20.924+08:002018-04-05T09:16:20.924+08:00Finished is better than Perfect. Learned this in ...Finished is better than Perfect. Learned this in an extremely difficult quilting class. It was a good lesson and one I remind myself about when I get overly picky. With good skills and reasonable expectations almost any level of perfection can be achieved. Just keep jumping the hurdles...one at a time.<br />Sue at <a href="http://collectintexasgal.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">CollectInTexas Gal</a> Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-10398041912520415232018-04-05T07:56:56.687+08:002018-04-05T07:56:56.687+08:00I persevere but I also procrastinate. Early in li...I persevere but I also procrastinate. Early in life I learned to expect far less than perfection. But I wanted to be perfect so maybe someone would notice. It took decades to get over this. But I am am tenacious and I persevere, but just toward getting things done in a pretty good fashion. Nancy Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040843481095958018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-2610999648632476152018-04-05T06:31:40.806+08:002018-04-05T06:31:40.806+08:00I drive my girls crazy because I'm always lect...I drive my girls crazy because I'm always lecturing them on the importance of grit. You have to stick to things even though there are often setbacks along the way but having grit helps to push you through to the finish not that I always take my own advice. <br /><br />I also learned to temper my perfectionism long ago. I kept telling myself done is better than perfect. I still strive to do things as close to "perfect" as possible but at some point you have to let it go and finish.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.weekendsinmaine.com" rel="nofollow">Weekends In Maine</a> <br />Weekends in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137035578512456633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-9220815801244217402018-04-05T05:24:14.994+08:002018-04-05T05:24:14.994+08:00I tend to be quite tenacious - as long as I'm ...I tend to be quite tenacious - as long as I'm not distracted by something shiny & new. It's why, I think, that I write my first drafts relatively quickly - before I can get bored!Jo Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096756433952821037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-83175912331381330402018-04-05T04:38:04.357+08:002018-04-05T04:38:04.357+08:00I am so bad at this. I'm a perfectionist too a...I am so bad at this. I'm a perfectionist too and if I'm not great at something first time then I'm really tempted to just give up. This is a great reminder to keep going and stop worrying about being perfect. After all, the only way we grow is to keep failing and trying again. Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-4709330405687156502018-04-05T03:23:52.368+08:002018-04-05T03:23:52.368+08:00This is such a great theme for the A to Z Challeng...This is such a great theme for the A to Z Challenge. I'm enjoying what you are writing about each day. Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-39118989567328733672018-04-05T02:18:50.960+08:002018-04-05T02:18:50.960+08:00Another great topic and hard question... I conside...Another great topic and hard question... I consider myself being quite the perfectionist, however I am too stubborn to quit - so I fake it till I make it 😜Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945984135731336978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-31140634387829934812018-04-05T01:34:26.262+08:002018-04-05T01:34:26.262+08:00Great post! This is one I need to print out and pa...Great post! This is one I need to print out and paste on my forehead.Trisha Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848362774277170679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-20383649791912329872018-04-05T01:04:18.300+08:002018-04-05T01:04:18.300+08:00I have a daughter who is going to go to college to...I have a daughter who is going to go to college to be a biomedical engineer. She was, and is, also a perfectionist. Thankfully she is beginning to see life as a set of experiments. From those that "fail," she can still learn things. I think that's a good lesson for all of us. Heather Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504581197597982992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-85976708624529347942018-04-04T23:40:51.400+08:002018-04-04T23:40:51.400+08:00I love this, Leanne so thank you for sharing it! I...I love this, Leanne so thank you for sharing it! I'm not a quitter and I can't stand those who are. I mean, a quitter after the first try. No, if you try a dozen times and still haven't managed to master whatever it is, by all means, improvise and move on. :) I like to push myself to the limit so giving up just isn't in my nature.<br /><br />Rock on girl! Muwah! xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-26469843152822596902018-04-04T23:27:06.921+08:002018-04-04T23:27:06.921+08:00I never give up! I just keep on till I'm as ne...I never give up! I just keep on till I'm as near perfect as dammit. *maybe I have low standards* Lol! Liz http://www.poetryroundabout.com I'm doing Z to A so today is W. Liz Brownleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391982640958944942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-23774468609722592602018-04-04T22:49:44.156+08:002018-04-04T22:49:44.156+08:00This is something I'm not too bad at, for a ch...This is something I'm not too bad at, for a change! I'm not much of a quitter, but my daughter is, though for different reasons than your son. She jumps into things with both feet and then loses interest somewhere in the middle. It's a struggle.<br />http://melaniecrousesblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/d-is-for-dear-hank-and-john.htmlMelanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-77909502894849499702018-04-04T22:46:21.114+08:002018-04-04T22:46:21.114+08:00Leanne, My fear of being seen as inept means I pro...Leanne, My fear of being seen as inept means I procrastinate starting something or plan it to death before starting. Once in though, I push to completion. It's hard for me to admit I made a wrong decision on starting/committing to something. Even when I should. This has been a hard trait to have in retirement when all the things I was good at (working) are gone. Learning to be OK with being a beginner and OK with not continuing it if it's not working out (just "trying it on")... that's very different than a don't give up mindset! And approaches I have hard to learn (am still learning).Pat WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058910207832261196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-65642443941953862182018-04-04T22:01:58.403+08:002018-04-04T22:01:58.403+08:00I am a little in between. I might give up for a bi...I am a little in between. I might give up for a bit then go back with a fresh approach later. Sometimes much later... LauraEhlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174524869895005180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-27187899149775746112018-04-04T21:27:52.608+08:002018-04-04T21:27:52.608+08:00I don't know if I so much give up for a lack o...I don't know if I so much give up for a lack of perfection or just a loss of interest. I have a terrible focus problem where I always just have too many things going on at once, and as time goes on things are left incomplete or never even started for all the other projects I am running between.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959636878390324997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-17601169070209135832018-04-04T20:41:29.157+08:002018-04-04T20:41:29.157+08:00How lovely to find another Aussie A-Zer. Like you ...How lovely to find another Aussie A-Zer. Like you I am a perfectionist, but luckily I also persevere (although sometimes that isn't a good combination).<br /><br />ajblythe.comAJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-31818000619452583092018-04-04T18:28:47.732+08:002018-04-04T18:28:47.732+08:00Oooh...I have that perfectionist tendency, but als...Oooh...I have that perfectionist tendency, but also a stubborn streak. So I don't always give up easily, the problem is walking away when I should.Jennifer (UnfoldAndBegin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17551135949555390277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-68084582284316696832018-04-04T16:54:21.894+08:002018-04-04T16:54:21.894+08:00I'm enjoying your thought provoking posts in t...I'm enjoying your thought provoking posts in this A-Z series Leanne, and learning a bit more about you as well! I tend to persevere up until a certain point and then I try to give up. It's hard giving up but sometimes we need to give ourselves a break. As I get older I enjoy the struggle of learning something new, like blogging and all it entails, but can get easily frustrated if things don't go the way I want them to! Great post and I have shared on my social media for #mlstlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444193007299838588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-48369940872237712622018-04-04T15:43:37.226+08:002018-04-04T15:43:37.226+08:00It isn't easy to keep trying and failing but, ...It isn't easy to keep trying and failing but, as you so wisely said, its in the failing that we learn. Why not put that learning to use and try again. Good reminder.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-21657441815190852012018-04-04T15:16:04.833+08:002018-04-04T15:16:04.833+08:00
Nice one...when i was a kid even i used to give u...<br />Nice one...when i was a kid even i used to give up easily..but then my dad used to say try till u succeed... many times i think of giving up even now but then i give myself a break and start again...loved reading your article<br /><br />I blog at: www.prernanayak.blogspot.in<br /><br />Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021530854299783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-31219260177983103542018-04-04T14:52:12.826+08:002018-04-04T14:52:12.826+08:00yes thanks for that pep talk ; I can be a quitter ...yes thanks for that pep talk ; I can be a quitter and I can be determined. the other night in bed I went - whaaatttt blog every day I must not be well I better walk away now . and then in the morning the world was rosy again. of course there are times when quitting is the perfect thing to do - going against the grain - it is having that capacity to know when to forge ahead and when to surrender ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-62501844867154656622018-04-04T14:15:57.723+08:002018-04-04T14:15:57.723+08:00Oh yes, I'm a perseverer. I'm also a perfe...Oh yes, I'm a perseverer. I'm also a perfectionist, so how can I give up before it's perfect? (And just the other day I asked my brother if he thought I might be a little OCD - He cracked himself up! "A LITTLE OCD?" So how's that? An OCD Perfectionist Persever? <a href="https://riseandsoar.com/dopamine" rel="nofollow">Dopamine: Do you Drip or Do you Drown?</a>Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-44765748908433417372018-04-04T11:48:11.918+08:002018-04-04T11:48:11.918+08:00I've been called a 'dog with a bone' L...I've been called a 'dog with a bone' Leanne because I never give up. If I did I would never have run a marathon at 55 that is for sure. It isn't easy but if you want something badly enough you just have to keep trying. I also agree we need to take the pressure off being perfect all the time. We learn because we aren't perfect! xxSue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418770845484399102noreply@blogger.com