If you know anything about me, you know that I love quotes. I have tons of favorite ones from a long time ago, and some newer ones......like, "Always kiss me goodnight." But sometimes there is nothing that says it like a quote. And most of my favorite ones revolve around goals, and aspirations. And the other day, while we were mounting a gigantic, framed 40"x60" print on the wall of our studio, I got to thinking about goals and thought I should take a lil walk with you and let you in on what I think about them.
First, I'll put some of them here,
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
"Life is not a practice run"
"Commit to having what you say you want"
"If you are truly a DIAMOND, why settle for lying around with the plain ole gravel?"
"Winning is a conscious decision"
"When you undervalue who you are, the world will undervalue what you do" (Suze Orman)
"Is your FULL POTENTIAL less than, greater than, or equal to what you are doing at this very moment? THEN SHOW ME YOUR FULL POTENTIAL!!!!"
"Failure to plan is a plan to fail"
"The universe rewards ACTION, not wishes, not intentions, not dreams, not hopes, only ACTION!"
"It's tough to find what you want when you don't know what you're looking for. When you don't know where you're going, you don't know when you have arrived."
"If it's impossible, it will just take a little longer" (Capt. Hammerin Hank Elrod, Wake Island)
"What you are tomorrow, you are becoming today."
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise."
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have someone click the shutter." (Ansel Adams)
Now, there are a couple that I want to draw your attention to. The first one is by Hammerin Hank, a fighter pilot on Wake Island. (www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/wake-island-0) He, and a small band of Marines were faced with absolutely overwhelming odds, to the tune of 30-1. The tiny airforce on the island was something like 3 planes! Well, those boys made everything count.....and they fought for all they were worth!! You can read all about what transpired that day.....but at some point, someone told Hank that it was impossible to go up against such a strong, insurmountable force. And his reply was "if it's impossible, it will just take a little longer"
That has never left me. It has stuck with me for probably 7 years now. I look back at all the things in my life that I thought were impossible to do, or to get through, and see that I'm still here!
The next one is "every problem is an opportunity in disguise". I can't even begin to tell you the things I've been through here, perhaps that's a different walk, at a different time, but I do know that when something comes your way it's a test. Am I going to hide from it, am I going to avoid it, or am I going to turn the ship toward it and slam the throttle, while yelling my most violent yell?!!!! These tests are a way of God showing us what we are capable of, and what we can get through!! I'm a rock solid believer in that.
And, finally the last one. "the universe (I insert God here) rewards ACTION...." Once upon a time, I used to work on cars. I had drifted into a job that I had carried for 12+ years just because it was something I could do with no real effort. I worked for a place that I hated with a diabolical hatred. And I had a crazy goal. It was just a whisper of a goal back then....just a faint whissssssper. I wanted to become the best photographer within a 100 miles. And then this quote crossed my path. Basically, it's saying that you can talk all you want, plan all you want, crybaby all you want, strategize, etc. But ACTION is what pulls the fabric of the universe in your direction!!
Lol, I remember putting a banner on my phone, at the time, that said "SHOW EM". I didn't know how I was going to do it, but I was going to. It was better than begging and praying to God that He'd let a car fall on me (which I actually did many times!) What in the world did I have to lose!! Well, I set my first goal, lol.....which was to sell one picture. That was it....just one, didn't matter how big, or anything. Well, that year I ended up selling TONS more than that!! I set another goal the next year, and smoked that one too!! It seemed like writing my goals down was like writing a script for how the future would play out! And I finally began to understand what that quote really meant. I have noticed SO MANY TIMES, that I would cross paths with just the right people, at just the right times, who supported me, and have helped me on this journey.
It's like ACTING on my goals, just a little at a time, altered the entire course of existence or something!! And when I think of all the people that have been there for me, and all the amazing opportunities that have "fallen into my lap", and how far things have come......I throw my head back, look into the clouds and say thank you!! :)
I just had to explain to you how I feel about life, and handling obstacles, and what I think of impossible. There have been people that have said, it's impossible to do what I am doing.....lol.....and to them I say........you hear that noise?.....click, click, clickkkkkk, yep, that's me doing it! So, don't ever let anyone rain on your dreams, God put them there for a reason. Don't ever let anyone say anything is impossible!! Write down that whisper of a dream, and take one tiny step every day toward making that dream happen. It will blow your mind where it will take you!!!
And when you're faced with insurmountable odds, and everything is looking grim......just know that you are 1000 times bigger and more powerful than you ever dreamed. You got this!!!!! I believe in you!!!
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