133Japanese idiom 四字熟語
初志貫徹
しょしかんてつShoshi kantetsu
“Carry your first resolve through to the end.”
The meaning
Beginnings are full of fervor, middles full of doubt. Holding the original intention through the hollows — that is what separates finished projects from dreamed ones.
At the origin
A four-character idiom often chosen as a personal motto.
The characters
In practice
Reread the intention that made you start: it has not changed, and neither have you.