Ask good questions.
That is the right way.
You are part scientist, part investigator, part explorer.
Open mind. Eternally curious.
Ready to see the wonders of the world.
Go forward boldy.
Let no one stand in your way.
Bend your knee to no man.
Let truth be your guide.
Reason your weapon.
Start with “Why?”
Helen Keller said, “… I learned that the power to rise in the world is not in the reach of everyone.”
Here’s the secret formula to winning.
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To outsiders, it must look like I don’t do much.
New ideas all the time. Slow progress on old ones.
But inside it’s pedal to the floor. Every day I’m learning. More and more things change. And, I adjust accordingly.
Every new day brings new decisions. I love the game.
So, yes. From the outside, I can see it looks like not much is going on.
But I wish you could see the messy work going on.
It reminds me of those sayings of overnight successes.
“Dude, one day he just blew up.”
There is no way it’s like that.
We toil in the quiet and the finished product is our result.
But that process of work. That is our real salvation.
I compare it to going pro in baseball.
I was the friend of a catcher turned pitcher who ended up winning a World Series.
Every day from the time we were little kids this guy worked on baseball. Not some days. Not a little.
But a full workout. Every. Single. Day.
No days off, no holidays. And to him, it wasn’t work.
He loved the game. Think about that.
That’s how I feel about my work.
It’s passion. Love. Dedication. Inspiration.
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You know what gets me.
That little fear in the back of my head.
Saying don’t stick out, you’ll be safer with the group.
It’s that S.O.B. that I have to fight day in & day out.
And then, something good happens and that fear tranforms.
Now, it says they are going to laugh at you.
All the while I keep going.
[Tweet “I can’t run from my fear. But I damn sure can run it over.”]
I’m doing the work.
No time, on my calendar for fear.
I was lost. But now I have found my way.
How did I do it?
I admitted that I fucked up. And I forgave myself. Then I listened over and over to motivational tapes. You know the ones. They say its ok to fail as long as you move forward. Mistakes are your friend. I’m not sold on that one. Mistakes are learning experiences.
After a few of those tapes I found some mentors online. And I just started taking action. And adjusting. Over and over and over.
You want to do the same things? Here’s a quick action list.
1. Absorb everything from these guys
2. Seth Godin
3. Les Brown
2. Make a rough plan
3. Act!
4. Adjust!
5. Repeat 3 & 4 until goal achieved
6. Set new goal
Don’t make the project easy.
Think about how many people want the easy road. No one asks for the road filled with barbed wire, trolls, and unreliable friends. But that’s exactly what I want.
It allows me to separate from the herd. Once I’ve gone that extra mile there are only a few brothers of the way. Soldiers on the warpath from good to great. I’ve got my helmet strapped up.
So,yep. I’ll take the hard road.
[Tweet “Built for Pain.”]
I will win.
The first choice made the second one predictable.
