I'm overlooked.
I'm undervalued.
I'm unappreciated.

I'm not new.
I'm not flashy.
I'm not cutting edge.

I'm present when everyone else is absent.
I'm working when everyone else is sleeping.
I'm going when everyone else is stopping.

Bigger and better doesn't impress me.
The latest and the greatest doesn't distract me.
My results compared to yours doesn't affect me.

I'm boring.
I'm mundane.
I'm repetitive.

But...

I don't just start well.
I finish strong.

I don't just make promises.
I keep them.

I don't just arrive.
I stay.

Through hardship.
Through difficulty.
Through turmoil.

Through criticism.
Through failure.
Through setback.

When the luster has left.
When the shine has subsided.
When the glisten is gone.

When all that is left is work.
When all that is required is sweat.
When all that counts is being able to be counted on.

Who am I?

I AM FAITHFULNESS.

And you will never know
success and fulfillment
until you know me.