Starting
something is applauded.
College:
We celebrate the end of high school and acceptance into college. Yet, only 54%
of college students will actually finish.
Marriage:
It certainly is interesting to see how big of a celebration people have compare
to those who have been married for 10 years, 25 years, 50 years.
Unfortunately, 50% of marriage ends in divorce (FYI it is actually lower
if you don't factor those on their second, third, etc.).
Other examples
include: joining a gym, birthdays, New Years, starting a business, getting into
a mortgage. The list goes on.
A new
chapter in our lives is exciting and there is something to be said about sending
someone off on the right foot. The reality is nothing has truly been
accomplished until we finish what we started.
Why do
we see alarming rates of unsuccessful completion? It's much easier to start
then it is to actually finish.
Don't
start anything unless you are prepared to invest in the end.
