Inspiration Part II
That's okay, there's nothing wrong with honesty. And we all have to compromise at times. I put my dreams on the back burner for awhile while I, uh…never mind; that's another topic. Does this one ring true? "I could get there; I'm smart enough and gifted enough. But frankly, I don't deserve that kind of success."  Oops! That big ol' boulder just hit a ledge and stopped dead in its tracks. It's
going to take Archimedes' lever to get it rolling again but it can happen;
that's another topic, too. The point is, inspiration comes along every now and
then and asks us, "Would you care to change your life?" Most of us decline for a
host of reasons, a few of which are listed above. But they all come down to
this: we believe that taking the actions necessary to move from point A are more
painful than the pleasure we will experience when we find the pot of gold at
point B. And that's okay, too; there's nothing wrong with comfort. But for those
few who are standing at the gate it's time for the next step...Motivation (Coming Soon!) |
"Right stuff" = talent + skills + attitude; my definition, feel free to
disagree. I believe that any successful pursuit will incorporate these three
ingredients though in different proportions. To stop drinking does not require
any great skill but the right attitude is paramount to success. Jumping out of
an airplane does not require a great deal of talent but before he takes the
plunge our sky diver will need to learn a few new skills and develop some
attitudes that he may not have had to use before--bravery comes to mind. Dr.
Soon-to-be is going to need a good deal of all three.
But I suspect
that the majority of those who do not possess the "right stuff" will abandon the
dream right there. They will not get to a point where they have to take a
serious inventory of their talents or abilities because I don't believe we
seriously aspire to achieve that which we know innately is beyond our abilities.
Yes, I'd still like to play guitar like Stevie Ray but I admitted long ago
that magic fingers just are not part of my DNA.
...(or on the family room couch), a mass of potential energy waiting to
become kinetic ("in motion" for those of you who slept through science class
that day). Every once in a while an inspiration comes along and give that mass a
little kick; but it rolls very slow at first and it doesn't take much to stop it
again. Objective evaluation can bring it to a halt: