The biggest form of Failure is the Failure to take ACTION! Don’t let this be you. Realize that Failure is an unavoidable prerequisite for success, so expect it on your journey and keep on pushing.
Now get off your rusty-dusty and start Failing your way to success and Make it GREAT!
As it relates to the investment of time, true passion knows no bounds. When operating in the area of one’s true passion long days frequently have a way of flowing into night and long nights seamlessly flow into days and the only thing that appears to fuel it all is that seemingly unquenchable thirst to know more, do more and create more.
Glancing at the clock repeatedly and swearing that the time must have wings because it’s just flying by is a common occurrence, but still our silent chant is, “I can’t stop now, because I’m in the zone.”
What “Zone” is this you may ask? Well it has nothing to do with a football end zone and it’s definitely not a twilight zone although sometimes it may feel like it. 🙂
No my friends, it’s a system of flow that produces material and content that’s sure to add value to our fellowman and woman. So often is the case that I experience this feeling and I must admit that it never gets old.
My prayer for you today is that if you have yet to find that area of passion it will not elude you in the short term and you’ll soon be on your way to Making it GREAT!
Got a question for you today? Do you want to be remembered? Or maybe an even better question is, “What do you want to be remembered for?”
Are you comfortable with an answer of “Not much”? Are you okay with the notion of “You came, You saw, BUT You didn’t conquer”? Hmmm… Give it some serious thought. Tough questions these are indeed, but the ones who truly care about you most aren’t afraid to ask them.
I invite you to consider that a life spent listlessly drifting without Passion or Purpose is doomed to be recorded into the annals of tragedy of the worst kind because in the grand scheme of things it mounted to a complete waste. Don’t let that be you.
It’s never too late to find your “it” and Make it GREAT! We came, We saw, We CONQUERED!!!
I just got off the phone with a good friend of mine whom I had the special privilege of calling “Team-mate” back in the mid 90’s when we were fellow student-athletes at the world-famous University of Utah. 🙂 He’s currently resting at home on hospice care suffering from a rare aggressive form of cancer with apparently only days or even hours to live.
“How are you?” was his first statement to me and I quickly responded with the words, “Never mind me, how the heck are you doing?” and what he said next completely caught me off guard and left me with a renewed appreciation of the word “Attitude”.
“I’m currently taking some steps in the direction of completing my Masters Degree with some one-on-one’s with my teachers at the University and I’m on the brink of preparing paperwork to move toward pursuing my Doctorates. Many of the school teachers and administrators are continuing to work with me.” He said. “WHAT!!! Are you kidding me?” I said. We both shared a brief laugh and he assured me that that was his main agenda and focus at this time in his life.
Wow, I must admit that many thoughts went through my mind about what I was going to say to my dying friend before I picked up the phone to call him, but he completely surprised me with his jubilant, lighthearted attitude. Sure I could tell in his voice that he was super-weak, but the things that he said in our short 20 minute conversation made me feel strong and re-affirmed in me the importance of our attitude until our last days.
Over the years I’ve learned that our “Attitude” is a tool and it can be leveraged for good or not-so-good and it all depends on what we decide. Simply put, our “Attitude” is super-important because it sets the foundation of our thoughts and emotions in our day-to-day life.
I don’t know how many days or hours my old friend has left on this earth, maybe a day or week or a month. Or, maybe he’ll have a complete turnaround and defy the odds and have a new story to tell. But whatever the case of his passing date, I can surely believe that no doubt he will maintain an awesome “Attitude” because that’s the Bronzell and know and love.
So what’s your “Attitude” like these days? It’s your tool, so choose wisely and Make it GREAT!
Our experiences coupled with the passing of time,
Not only shapes our bodies, it also shapes our mind.
Our thoughts are results of experiences gone through,
And our appearance is a result of what we eat and exercises we do.
Simple math says an action or inaction produces an effect.
So what you do or don’t do produces the results you get.
So keep this rhyme in mind as you go about your day,
And be sure your actions follow the things that you say.
Make it GREAT!
