Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. - Bill Bradley
Well said, Bill.
Today that vehicle drove me directly upwards to the top of a wave where I did my very first smooth turn.
I've been waiting 3 years to live that moment.
What a feeling!
Witnessing the next level - 
Striving for progress is healthy
Progress is based on desire.
It's an innate and universal desire to live beyond our income and to vehemently refuse stagnation.
Personal progress is fuel to our souls, keeping our body and mind vital, energetic and healthy. One possible secret of happiness lies in the pursuit of goals.
That's why I'm a huge fan of teaching kids to find their passion.
If kids finds pleasure in learning something, then you won't ever have to be worried about the development of their creativity. To awaken someone's thirst for knowledge, practice and self-development is an honorable achievement which will contribute to their overall well-being.
Embrace the learning curve!
Nothing worth comes easy, and the very first step is always the hardest.
That's the unattractive theory which is generally applicable to all life challenges. However, only a few times in our lives we're actually willing to invest (more) time striving for the eventual turning point - that moment when the curve finally starts to take off.
Lucky me I was patient enough to keep surfing through that low, depressing initial phase. These were three long and hard years of constant failure and improvement, but it was totally worth waiting.
Today I learned how it feels when persistence finally pays off. Here's my literal turning point:
Animation and out-take of my favourite wave, now eternalized on the Steem blockchain [27th of September 2017]
It was one of these perfect days: sunny, summery and glassy.
Funny enough I almost left my GoPro at home, since the wave forecast wasn't very promising and I thought that it would be complicated to shoot some extraordinarily impressive images today.
In the end it turned out to be my best surfing session ever!
So if you wanna do some magic in life, remember this one:
I'd furthermore add a good portion of patience.
At least in the water you need a lot of it. 90% of surfing is sitting on your board and waiting for the perfect break. 8% is falling off your board. 2% is catching waves.
Sometimes little success can make a big difference.
Keep pushing, steemians!
Marly -
Thanks for your valuable time!
This blog was launched at the end of July 2016
aiming to provide interesting stories for open-minded
people who enjoy living on the edge of their lives,
stepping out of comfort zones, going on adventure,
doing extreme sports and embracing the new.
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Original content. Curve found on jeremykao.com; quote found on quotefancy.com.