WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL??

The Olympics exemplifies the extremes to which people can push their minds and bodies in order to achieve and succeed.  When Michael Phelps swam his first lap at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, did he know he would go on to become the most medaled Olympian?  Did Kimberly Rhode know that when she qualified for her first Olympic event in 1996 at the age of 17, she would become the first American athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive Olympic games?  How about Missy Franklin swimming 200 meters and then 20 minutes later competing again and winning again?  These are examples of athletes competing and excelling in the world's sports arena.  What would you do in your arena if knew you could not fail?

Would you leave that mind numbing job and start a foundation sparked from a passion?  Would you start your own business and continue to make cold calls until you had acquired enough customers to make it a success?  Would you pack up and leave a relationship that you know is not good for you and work on the life you really want for yourself?

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

Would you run for leader of the most influential country in the free world when people can't even pronounce your name and your middle name is Hussein?  Would you impress upon a son the importance of learning how to read and that son then grows up to become one of the most important surgeons in the world...and you don't even know how to read yourself?

What would you do??

Would you apologize to someone you've offended regardless of her response?  Would you pack up and move to Paris for two years and just make it work?  What about pulling yourself up from a dismal place and taking one class at a time until you earn a junior college degree and then a bachelor's and then two graduate degrees and multiple certifications until job recruiters call you several times every day when others cannot get a job?  (True story)

A lot of us are fearful of being successful.  Fear is an inhibitor and an evil spirit.  We are fearful of what others may think.  We are fearful of what others may say.  We are fearful of being embarrassed and of reproachment and opprobrium.  Remember, no one has a heaven or hell to put us in.  Forget what others think unless they are going to help you achieve your goals.  We live far below our potential for a variety of reasons; we don't strive hard enough or long enough or we become disillusioned and/or weary along the way...any number of reasons.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL?

What's holding you back?

What's your fear?

Why?


Would you write a blog and publish a different weekly post regardless of who reads it?


Peace

Michele