Happy New Year everybody. It’s great to be back together.
When I was a young boy, at sleep-away camp, one of the activities I both thoroughly enjoyed – and excelled at – was sailing. There were these little white fiberglass boats with colorful sails and names like “sunfish.”
I enjoyed sitting out on a smooth lake, hoisting the sail and catching the wind. It was calm and peaceful, and fun. It was entertaining.
As I’ve grown, the luxury to simply sit around trying to catch the wind has changed. Creating a life and a business with intention requires much more than a passive way of being. Hope has its place in this life. There are times when it’s the thing to keep us going. But it’s not the thing that will build our lives.
If you want to build, to create, to grow, to THRIVE, it’s not a sailboat that will get you there. That’s a job for a powerful motor boat. See when you’re sailing, you rely on the driving force coming externally. And maybe it shows up and maybe it doesn’t. So the outcome, to an extent, is left to chance. And if you’re the sailor in the scenario, the results you’re looking to attain MAY come. But maybe not.
When you’re sitting behind the wheel of a jet boat, like a Scarab, there is no doubt. The energy originates from an internal mechanism that can be adjusted and controlled. It is chosen and activated, and when channeled appropriately, the driver accomplishes the goal.
So today I invite you to take a look around at your life and business. Where are you hanging out in your sailboat – enjoying the scenery perhaps, but longing for the shore or new ports of call? Consider that in this very moment you are being given access to a 500 horse-power engine. Go ahead, don’t be shy. Envision yourself attaching it to your boat. Visualize what it would be like for you to turn the key and hear the roar of that engine – the raw power behind you.
It’s all yours. You just have to make the choice. Be honest with yourself about where you’ve been passive and create two actions you can take to make an impact.
Now, you hear my words. And perhaps they’re landing. Maybe you feel a little energy, a little inspiration. If so, I’m glad. But I’ve got something else to tell you…
Inspiration without action is merely entertainment.
And… POSSIBILITY HAS A HALF-LIFE
When it shows up on our radar, we need to act. We need to act now. When someone creates a referral, don’t second guess it, don’t wonder when the right time is to reach out. Don’t wait. Fortune favors the bold. When you have a shot, take it.
Or else it will pass you by, just like that wind blowing across the lake.
So pull on that motor, and together let’s make 2018 count.
