| How
To Spring Ahead Now
Take these 7 actions that
make you an
over-achieving Master
by Burt Dubin
"But I can't escape this prison; I can't; I can't; I
can't! It's my circumstances. They imprison me." "I'm
too old; I'm too young. I lack education; I lack a specialty.
I don't know anyone influential. It's too early for me. It's
too late for me..."
"Think you can, think you can't, either way you're
right!" So says Henry Ford. When he wants a V-8
engine, decades ago, his engineers say it can't be done.
He looks directly in their eyes and says, "Do it!"
And they do.
His suffering army huddles in the bitter cold of Valley Forge,
with only rags to wrap around their frozen feet. General George
Washington assures them they'll survive and prevail over the
superbly equipped Red Coats of King George III. And they do.
David goes down to the river. He returns with only his slingshot
and five smooth stones. He confronts the towering Goliath.
Even his own people know the hopelessness of his intention.
He places one smooth stone in his slingshot. Takes steely-
eyed aim. Releases the stone. And he defeats Goliath.
Every great achievement since the dawn of history starts
as an impossible dream. Every great achiever, with fire in
his or her belly, braves the insurmountable, slays the dragons--
and does the "impossible."
You choose to be an expert who speaks. Or you're a speaker
who wants to be a master. Why not! Who are you to deny the
world your gifts? Who are you to not reveal your greatness?
Who are you to not spring ahead?
Who are you to not break through your perceived limitations?
Who are you to not be a source of light and hope? Who are
you to huddle in the dustbin of your true potential lamenting
your fate?
"But how, how do I do it; how do I break through? How
do I spring ahead? How do I crack the code? How do I get into
the game?"
This is what you do:
You declare yourself implacable. You resolve to enter the
pantheon of champions. You take these 7 actions:
1. You surrender to your purpose.
2. You find a way to make yourself one-of-a-kind.
You use your intuition to probe deep, deep beneath the
surface to a new perception of your higher possibilities.
3. You make yourself the master of your specialty.
4. You position yourself uniquely.
If every snowflake since the dawn of creation is unique
and different, surely you, far more than a snowflake in
potential, have unique qualities you can share with others.
5. You become your message.
You allow yourself to be the living, breathing, vivid example
of your message for the world.
6. You make yourself a model of the possible.
And why not! After all, your life is not a dress rehearsal.
It's a one-way ticket.
7. You get yourself a mentor.
You get yourself a mentor, someone who has been there and
done that. Someone like, someone like...well... someone
like...me.
* And you start today, right now, this minute.
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