Whoa! Way too often we sit down and refuse to pursue the next great thing in front of us because we say to ourselves stupid things like, “If it’s meant to be it will happen” so we step off the track. Other stupid things that we tell ourselves is, “If it’s God’s will it will happen” or here’s a good one, “Relax, Rome wasn’t built in a day” I have no idea what all these mean except to say, each of these refrains give us an excuse to put off what we really want most. These sayings give us air cover to underperform or to not perform. Too bad for us as we watch many others get what we want as we sit on the track’s infield not even participating or working on our own “chance” to win. A “chance” is not always meant to be a cosmic accident. A “chance” has to be seen as an opportunity to win. A “chance” to win, a “chance” to have the thing we seek most has to be created and then taken very aggressively as an opportunity. Creating “chances” has to become a part of our personalities, our characters, our motivation to win.
I find it interesting that we always refer to the idea of a “chance” as something that befalls us rather than an item we create for ourselves to advance. This is totally wrong. Miracles tend to occur out of the blue and we have little to no influence over them…..But, a “chance” can be created and we control the type of “chance” and the characteristics of the “chance.”
Bottom Line: Waiting for a “chance” to do somethings is a recipe for disaster. We should rather, “be creating chances and taking them!” “Chances” are our to take and to created. So let’s be about the business of molding our personal futures by taking “Chances” and creating “Chances.” If we don’t do it—-Who will? We must aggressively, TAKE A CHANCE ON OURSELVES AND CREATE THAT “CHANCE.”
Six Pack and Senior 