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As you well know, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games just recently completed in Vancouver, Canada. I did not watch them this year, but heard stories of USA Team athletes here and there. Most of their stories are ones of either triumph over obstacles or of dreams fulfilled. Many of their stories are the same: hours of time over years of practice to perform for a few moments of glory.
I remember being so inspired after the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. My sister and I sat in awe for two weeks watching the Olympics and decided we had "caught" our Olympic dream after seeing the Track & Field disciplines. We were going to be Olympic runners: "Athens, 2004 Baby!"
However, there was one IMPORTANT difference between us and those athletes: they were fulfilling on their dreams, while were we trying on someone else's. This was evident by how long our "dream catching" lasted, and the results proved to be quite humorous. We gave up on our Olympic Dreams of glory after we discovered that the mailbox two blocks away was still TOO FAR TO RUN! I still laugh when I think about us so excited...then so disappointed that it wasn't going to be easy (we were puffing by the end of block 1) and that we weren't really that well suited for it (at the time, at least).
I share this story because I am realizing that we can't expect others' dreams to come to us. We were created with our own dreams, talents, goals, etc. While reading K. Blanchard's book "The Secret: What Great Leaders Know & Do", I read this fabulous quote: "No matter how long the runway, that pig ain't gonna fly!" AMEN!
The moral of the story: leverage your OWN strengths. Use YOUR talents. Follow YOUR dream.
I often ask my clients "what have you tried in the past (products/programs) to help you lose the weight?" The lists most often look the same: Weight Watchers (God Bless'um), Slimfast, diet pills, etc. What you never hear is: "Well, I'm great at (fill in the blank), so I created a game plan that maximized my talents and fulfilled my dream of health and vitality." And the ones who DO say that...well...they're fulfilling their dreams...
...and so should we. Just a thought.
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What a fitting segway into my next posting. I have invited my dear friend and Beneath the Surface follower, Charlene Levine, founder of Future Visions Fulfilled to share with us. I attended Charlene’s seminar, Harnessing Your Personal Power, and launched my life in a way I never thought possible, including creating "Beneath the Surface"! Stay Tuned!
