Here is a very well put and refreshingly uplifting piece from my good friend Richard Pamplin @ www.TurnProfessional.com
As we move from day to day in the ongoing routine of building our businesses, sometimes it’s easy to forget what it’s all for.
Moving from prospect to prospect and from “no” to “no” can get daunting, boring and tiring, especially if we are committed to a six-day business-building regimen.
But through all the work and toil, it is critical that we not forget how to dream.
While I am a proponent of hard work and persistence, I also recognize that dreams have that special ability to drive us far beyond what we would otherwise normally do.
If the path has grown stale for you, if results are few and far between – take 30 minutes and sit quietly… and dream.
Dream of that day you signed up in your business, full of excitement and hope for the future.
Remember the promises you made. To yourself. To your family. To break the chains of financial bondage once and for all. To spend your time as you will – not as someone else chooses.
To travel and see sights few will ever see in their lifetimes.
To touch other lives and help create freedom for them.
To wake up on any given morning during the week, while the rest of America is hard at work at jobs they hate…
…and sit in the cool of the morning with a good book and a warm cup of coffee, smiling that you are free from the smog and stench of the rat race.
Dreaming about what can be, produces hope. Hope produces faith, and faith produces action, which, when practiced consistently, brings you closer to your new reality.
That reality is out there waiting for you, right now. It’s there for the taking if you want it bad enough.
Never stop walking the path. Never yield to the adversaries of doubt, fear or apathy. You were not meant for a life of mediocrity! You were meant to SOAR.
But even eagles need a push. I hope this little message has pushed you once again out of the nest and into the fight. There is a battle to be won. The stakes couldn’t be any higher.
Just a little farther. Your goal is in sight. You’re tired and you’re beat up. But your dream is worth fighting for. It was when you signed that application. It still is. The hard work and commitment only makes the victory that much sweeter.
Send me an email or call me if you need reassurance and a friendly voice to remind you that your future is worth fighting for.
The rest of the world is satisfied to take what their boss gives them. Not you.
Now take a deep breath. Smell the warm air. And smile that you’re in the greatest business in the world.
Now back to the fight. Back to the work. Back to the commitment.
You have dreams to catch.
Run Hard, Dream Hard, Serve Well, and Live Free.
- Richard Pamplin