Wednesday, December 15, 2010

MIA

I've been MIA for quite some time haven't I?  It's ok, I think I'm about the only one who pays attention to this anyway.  It's been since the Crossfit Regional competition in the spring that I've posted.  Well a lot has happened since then and I'm sure not going to post about it all.  I am going to let you know that I came back to this blog for 1 reason.  To get the link that I posted a while back of Will Smith interviews from his philosophies.  It's such a good video that always picks me up.  Unfortunately the version I uploaded was no longer available, but I've found it again so I'll post it here at the end of my post.

I think the reason I like this compilation so much is that what Will has to say is so poignant and true.  It doesn't matter who you are, you can achieve greatness if you truly want it bad enough and you put forth the effort to get there.  I am by no means the most gifted person, but the things that I'm passionate about, I'm borderline rabid about and put all of myself into them and will do just about anything to become more skilled in that passion.

The point that being realistic is the most common road to mediocrity is possibly the best quote I've ever heard.  Period.  We need to remember to be unrealistic in our goals and in our pursuits.  To have the level of success that you truly want in life, it's going to take a lot more focus and passion than setting your goals low or what you see as "achievable."  I am going to make a point to re-evaluate my goals for this next year, and I'm going to set a goal that seems absolutely unrealistic, and I'm going to chase, pursue, and track that goal down with everything I've got, until one day as I lay my head down before going to sleep, I will be able to say "I did it."  The day that I achieve that goal, is a day that I'll be excited to have reached such a milestone, but once I've enjoyed it, I'll know that I'll have to set a higher goal to achieve.

It is in the pursuit of goals that I feel alive.  Thank you Will Smith for getting me so pumped up at a very needed point in my day.