Monday, July 21, 2008

Your Launching Point

Where you are right now is just a launching point for your life. Whatever reality you are living in this minute, the things you have done and learned up until now, are all just a small piece of your life. And they don't determine the rest of it, unless you choose to make it that way.

If you look around and see possibilities then those possibilities can define your life. If you look around and see limitations, then the limitations will define your life.

We all love to hear stories of the underdog - people who won out in spite of things being stacked against them. Well I believe that they didn't spend their time looking at what was against them. The took inventory of their strenghts, they saw a positive outcome and, while keeping those things in front of them, they went for it.

You can do the same thing. Start today by envisioning what you want your life to be like. Then take an inventory of your strenghts. Then take some action. Think about this new vision for your life each day and continue taking action, using your strenghts, to move in the direction of those dreams.