Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying....

 

I don't know about you...but no one has ever asked me this question. Up until recently, I have never even asked myself this question. I say "up until recently" because it has always been my mindset that I would fail at whatever I attempted. I was not brought up with the notion of having dreams, setting goals and doing my best to accomplish them. There was never any talk like, "What are your dreams?" or "What kind of goals do you have?" But it was never instilled in me to think about goals that I

Don't get me wrong, while I was growing up, I was able to witness how hard my parents both worked to take care of me and my four siblings. I knew that hard work was required to take care of family. I knew that being responsible required hard work to take care of those responsibilities. But I think somewhere along the way, as we grow up and have these responsibilities to take care of, we often forget about such lofty ideas like dreams and goals. 

I feel that at some point, we need to re-evaluate where we are in life and take time to either establish some goals or take some of those old goals we set for ourselves and get busy trying to fulfill those goals. After all, if we are not trying to reach our potential, then one isn't really living are they? It's like Morgan Freeman's character in the movie Shawshank Redemption says, "Get busy living or get busy dying." I feel that a lot of us are busy just trying to get by that we don't have time to think about goals or dreams. In my opinion, when we stop dreaming, we stop living. Dreams are what gives life substance! Achieving those dreams is what should light a fire under us to go out and not settle! Dreams can transform us into an entire different human being. 

So the question I have for you is...

WHAT WOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL??!!?

I really would like to know...so come on and leave a comment!

The Best Investment You'll Ever Make!!

If you watch this video, you may find that the speaker is talking to you personally because I knew it felt that way for me! After watching this video, it became clear to me that a lot of what was said is in fact pointed towards me. There have been times in my life when I was more concerned about how others viewed me that I totally neglected how I viewed myself. I never took the time to fully realize that I needed to work on me. I never realized that I had to "invest in me"!

Now that I'm a little bit older, (and hopefully more wiser), I can look back over my life and see the missed opportunities I had to make that investment. I see some decisions in my life that were easy decisions to make, but yet I didn't make the best decision. I should have started getting fit and healthy a long time ago...but I never did! I should have made better financial decisions...but I never did! I should have done this and that...but I never did!

So now is the time! Now is the time to look at the past and learn from the past. Now is the time to get priorities in order and forge ahead with my future. Not only is it my time to get busy living...it can be yours too! Take the time to look deep within yourself and find that little spark that can get you to think how to invest in yourself. Take action now...don't put it off any longer! You have put it off long enough....just go after it and don't settle for anything less than what you have set out to do!!!