Succeed, or Go Home

It's been awhile and I know my legions of fans are just chomping at the bit to hear what I am going to say next so, without further delay here is a little something i found in Men's Health Magizine. The article was about the Practice squad QB for the Dallas Cowboys. I edited out all the personal stuff and came up with this




Everybody has a dream. Most of us never realise that dream. It hovers before us like a star over water, always distant and unreachable.The prospect of lunging forward and taking hold of that dream is a startling one. Maybe even a little frightening. But when the moment of opportunity arrives, its the courage to make that lunge, regardless of the outcome that separates the achievers from the mediocre.

Chasing a dream is always difficult when the lives of the people close to you leave you little reason to believe you're meant for anything great. Enjoy being the person no one expects anything from. It will keep you motivated. Say to yourself: "I'm going to make it. Someway, or another, I am going to make it because I am not going to quit until I do." It's that simple.

You have to have a mind free of distraction. ever hear the words: Concentrate and Focus? Mental distractions are insidious. They're the same distractions everyone faces in life. Having them doesn't make you special. Taken one at a time they can seem easily manageable. It;s not until you list them, or take them in contest of your life that you realize just how many there really are.

1- The Money Situation

Financial reward can't be your primary inspiration. Nor can Financial anxiety. Only the dream will suffice: The pursuit of what you were built to do. Attain the dream first and the dollars will follow.

2- The Competition

You go in and do what you can do to the best of your abilities. The rest will sort itself out. Ultimately, you live or die based on the strengths you possess. Spend your energy maximizing those strengths and working to turn your weaknesses into strengths rather than trying to Psyche out the other guy.

3- Fumbles

You want to be perfect? Go home and become a Buddhist. For everyone else screw ups are inevitable. We've all been there, The bigger question is, How quick can you recover?

4-The Man In Charge

It doesn't matter what the game, or dream, there is always somebody watching. Weather it's your boss, or your mother in law. In high pressure situations, the constant monitoring can easily provide resentment and self-sabotage.

But success usually hinges on your ability to learn from your supervisors- regardless of weather you like them or not. Ultimately, this may be the biggest puzzle of all ; Staying humble while still believing you're good enough.



Set ego aside and start thinking clearly. Without clear, centered thinking undisturbed by ego, there's just no way you're going to be able to consistently execute to the best of your ability. Once you set aside the distractions, there is just one thing left to think about. The Moment.

The Moment always comes. it's a year away. A month away, a day away. It's buzzing near like a wasp and then finally it lands and now your in it. You're hurling yourself out of the helicopter, striding onto the stage. Clearing your throat, starting to speak... There is no future, no past just a few seconds so saturated with data that all you can do is experience it. There's no time to think of the consequences and ultimately, no point.

Just go out there and have fun.

The worries, second thoughts, lessons you've learned mistakes you've made, all of that disappears to its proper place in your mind leaving leaving clear room to operate within your moment.

Don't get to high when it's good and don't get to low when it's bad. Stay within yourself. Remember to Concentrate, Focus.

No dream is ever accomplished without some blood being spilled. The real question is weather you have the courage to put it all on the line, secure in the knowledge that even if you do come up short you're still in a better place then when you started. You know yourself better, you less intimidated by the scope of your own ambition, and you're better prepared when the next moment of truth comes hurtling at you at breakneck speed.