Hillel, a noted philosopher, asked the poignant question, “If I’m not for myself, who will be for me, if not now, when; but if I’m only for myself, what am I?”
Because we, to a degree, invent our own destiny, create it, make it happen, manufacture it within our own brain, then believe it into existence by diligent work, creative energy that drives us to our goals, we must devise a plan of action to reach our desired destinations.
Someone has said that in order to achieve any goal, there are only two things we must do. First we must decide exactly what it is that we want and secondly, and just as important, we must determine what price we are willing to pay to make that goal a reality.
Not much if anything happens by accident.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.”
Being rejected in any endeavor isn’t the end, doesn’t define us as a failure. Just as Fran Tarkington, the famed football player, held the record for touchdowns, he also held the record for more sacks than anyone else.
Another interesting fact is that President Ronald Reagan, was turned down when he applied for a job at Montgomery Ward. Being upset he mentioned not getting hired to a total stranger, on an elevator, who suggested that he go down to the local radio station who was hiring.
Immediately he was hired. The rest is history.
It’s now what happens to us, or how many defeats we encounter, but how many time we get up, dust ourselves off, keep trying, each time rising a little further up from which we came.
Perhaps we know deep inside that the time has come that we must reach inside, develop our gifts or die in despair.
Life has never been easy but visualizing our dreams as a reality, before the first step is taken, is what makes the difference!
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