As I’m beginning to get the momentum on “The Flight for the Human Spirit” I realized yesterday that even a project as wonderful as this one is subject to being shot down by certain people that don’t have the same vision as I do. I mean…what are they thinking Dood? Don’t they realize that I am going to literally risk my life to go out into the world and do the proverbial standing on the mountain top and yell out to 20 mih…20 mih… 20 millllion people that they should never…and I mean EVER give up on their dreams?
What would this message do for you if you heard it? Would it prompt you to DO something with your life if you didn’t already feel that you were? Would you become inspired, or just say, “Eh, that’s cool for you, but I’m content living a life of mediocrity, and I don’t mind going to my grave with regrets”. Maybe its just my skewed viewpoint, but to me NOW is the time for action; and NOW is the time to challenge as many people as I can to rise up in unity and say, “YES!!! My dreams are not dead! I CAN and I WILL!!!”
What do I do with this vision of mine? What do I do when it has been burning in me for years? I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I going to fulfill this vision, and I’m going to light some hearts and souls on fire! And I’m going to do it with style, and with a flair that only I could do.
Okay, so I go to one of the primary companies that I’ve seen in my vision, and approached them for sponsorship. Keep in mind that we only have a small number of major sponsorship spots available, so those few will get wonderful publicity in everything that we do. They will have millions of viewers; will be talked about in my book, and in my speeches. It’s literally a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to be involved with this project. So, I go to this sponsor to give them a preview, thinking that I’ll at least walk away with an endorsement, and I get the old, “Its a great idea, but the wrong time for us” line.
Shot down. I was shot down. This project was passed on. This…this opportunity was let go to the whims of their competitors to pick up.
I know that this has happened to you. How did you feel?
Let me tell you what it did for me. I WAS BUMMED! I moped around for a few hours feeling like my world just crashed in, and yes during those times, everything else that is negative seemed to pile on to make the sting a little bit worse: Comments from others, the way my dog acted toward me, the weather, the way that I pick the skin around my thumb when I’m nervous…everything. What the heck is all of that about?
But then, I read the words written on my own website just a few months ago. “We’re convinced that in this current economic climate, people need to see an example of someone who’s taking action — with good ‘ol American ingenuity and spirit. As with any trial in life, the key is to keep things moving in order to break through to the other side.”
That’s it!!! KEEP THINGS MOVING.
What mountain climber hasn’t thought about giving up? What athlete hasn’t been tired from training? What salesperson hasn’t asked “Why am I doing this?”
The key point to fulfilling your dreams is very simple, “You can never EVER give up!” Your dreams are too important, not only to you…but to the world! You can make a difference in your life if only you pursue your dreams. You can make a difference in the lives of others if only you seek out that inner rhythm that is beating in your heart.
After a night of restless sleep, I awoke in a fog to say, “This is a new day!” And, I’m making it a new day by continuing to work toward that very simple dream that I have. I’m smiling, I’m happy, and I’m full of life!
I received a great e-mail from someone who said how much “The Flight for the Human Spirit” means to her. She explained that it has given her hope that all will be okay in the world. That’s who this flight is for. It’s for the salesperson, the accountant, the housewife, the veterinarian, and the little boy in school who’s trying to lasso his star. It’s for anyone that doesn’t want to die alone, and for anyone who believes that the best is yet to be.
My focus isn’t exactly on how all of this will come together, because the right people will rise up at the right time, and we will get this message to the right people who need encouragement at the right time in their life.
And you are no different than I am. Grab your dream, whatever it is, and hold it close to your heart. It’s your dream, your life, and this is your time. There is no accident as to why you are reading this now, and at this very moment. Something is calling you…your dreams await you, they are ready to burst forth like a flower in the spring time.
Oh…”The Flight for the Human Spirit” will fly, and it will touch many, many lives in a deep and positive way. It must happen for the sake of who we are, and why we are here. I’ve said this from the beginning, I’m doing this for you, this is your flight. And now I realize that I can’t let any “No” stop me, it must be my fuel. If I let this dream within me fade away, then what is it that makes the human spirit within each of us unique?
I believe in your dreams, as you believe in mine. And together we can believe in the dreams of others…great or small. I want to hear about how your dreams are coming true, and what you are doing to take those steps toward accomplishment along the way. Tell the world, let the world know that you are on your own mountaintop saying, “I am alive and I am living a life of accomplishment!”
Join me in simply repeating these simple words every single day, “I’ll never…EVER give up on my dreams.”
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