“People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters; they will not allow life's circumstances to push them down and hold them under.”How big do you dare to dream? How often do you strive for that something in your life that others tell you are unattainable – and then achieve that very thing?
A friend of mine was telling me the most incredible story of something that happened to him in his life that he feels made him into who he is today. I felt his story was worth recounting. As a boy, my friend was weak and fragile. With an inflamed kidney, the doctors gave strict orders that he should be kept from active outdoor events and strenuous activities.
“Sitting in my chair, I longed to run and play with the other kids”, he says as he thought back toward those days. “I’d keep asking how long it would be before I could go and play. I was told that I was just too weak to physically exert myself.”
“One day”, he continues, “I just decided that I would attempt the seemingly impossible and I ran. Sure I got sick and it was tough, but I wanted to prove that I had set my mind to overcoming, and I was going to achieve that goal.” Holding true to his goal, he not only ran but soon began winning medals as well for the sports teams he played in for his school.
Today, this man is firm in his belief that anything is possible if you set your mind to achieving it. My guess is that he should know. His effort in public speaking was yet another hurdle that he made it over.
What made him the overcomer that he is in life today? Passion? Idealism? I am convinced that it was a firm belief in the fact that he who sets his mind to overcome – can in fact do so.
By POST A RESUME (www.postaresume.co.in)
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