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Carolyn Smagalski
Commitment
Founder - Editor - Host
The Chinese proverb teaches, "The gem cannot be polished
without friction, nor man perfected without trials." This is
important to remember when you become committed to the life
story you have written for yourself. The heat of the battle
carries on for a long time, with no relief in sight. You
forge ahead, often losing sight of the reward, counting result
after result in a constant stream of disheartened action.
You are on a mission, though. A quest, of sorts. You have
made the commitment to your dreams, and you are determined to
fight on or die trying. "Always dream and shoot higher than
you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your
contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than
yourself," wrote William Faulkner.
If you are going through the process of dreaming, dream big.
When you commit to a big dream, you gain a pseudo-power that
enables you to reach beyond anything you have ever experienced
in your life. You strive, tirelessly, with eyes that can only
see success. You become stone-blind to adversity, friction or
lack of talent. You take on an inner glow that emanates to
others, having the effect of magnetizing their interaction
with you. You attract what you desire.
When I started dreaming big, I took note of the people who
approached me – one was an artist who finally was having a
show of her own work; another told me of how two of her sons
were in three Olympics for Speed Skating; a 65-year-old man
was finally creating his own recording of Italian Operas and
love songs; yet another had been an attorney, ran two
businesses and wrote two successful books; one was a
world-class chef; another, a world-famous author. The list
increases daily, and I admire the accomplishments of so many
of my recent friends. This attraction is too focused to be a
random occurrence. When you focus on great ambitions and big
goals, your physiology changes. You carry yourself with a
confidence that is recognized by others, and the achievers
will seek you out. They, too, experienced the initial fears
and self-doubts inherent in pursuit of a dream. They faced
the dragon, and overcame the fire of humiliation.
Bill Cosby said, "Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that
commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and
it's very hard for people to stop you." That's what it
takes!
The strength of a commitment - a true, solid, no-holds-barred
commitment - creates miracles! Dream your dreams. Burn them
into your brain. Then make the commitment to stay with those
dreams until they become a part of your reality.
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