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Carolyn Smagalski
Ignite Your Passion
Founder - Editor - Host
My dear friend and mentor, Mike Litman, sent me a card in the
mail a while back. A simple white postcard, like a message in
a bottle. One difference, however. A message in a bottle is
usually an S.O.S., alerting others that you are in some
perilous situation.
This was different. It was straightforward in its message:
"Nothing great has ever been achieved without stretching.
Mike Litman" It made me think about what I might be able to
achieve.
Do you think about doing lofty things? You did as a child. I
am willing to bet that you saw yourself as a courageous
fireman, or an animal trainer in the circus. You may have
seen yourself in Switzerland, talking with Heads of State in
your capacity as an ambassador, or as a famous bull fighter,
landing the perfect blow to a wild, overly-aggressive male.
Perhaps you were an astronaut in the Space Program, inspired
by “one small step for man, one giant step for mankind.” What
happened to those dreams? Has fear conquered all? Is it
enough to just get through the day?
Franz Metcalf and B.J. Gallagher Hateley wrote, "Work is like
tennis: If you play with someone better than you, the
challenge and stimulation will stretch your game." That is
why competition is so good for us. The challenge and
stimulation actually stirs up the juices in your mind, making
you sharper...making you better...making you expect more of
yourself, and achieving great things for the effort. Don’t
accept mediocrity. It is the price of giving up.
Willy Jolly, motivational speaker, jazz musician and author,
says that you should never accept B's or C's or D's in life.
Only excellence, or nothing! Only A's or nothing! Only
greatness, or nothing! After all, why try to achieve
half-heartedly? If you want to succeed, you need to follow
that recipe for success, and that recipe is to go for all, or
nothing.
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