Someone is going to do it - it could be you!

[Jim Olson]

There’s a line in an old Chris Ledoux song that goes, “So you want to be a cowboy and you want to rodeo. Well I don’t see nothin’ to hold you back just pack your things and go.”

It’s just as easy as that. Anything you want to do in life is possible. You may ask yourself, “How?” Here is advice I’ve always taken to heart:

The first thing you have to commit to is improving yourself. Are you trying to get better at what you do or are you remaining the same? Remember, just because you were the Jr. Rodeo Champion or won first with your project at the County Fair, that was the past. Now winning things in the past is fine - really great! It’s a good learning tool and confidence builder, but those wins do not guarantee a bright future. Each day, someone is out there making the decision to better themselves. Each day the bar is being raised. What won yesterday, or even today, is only mediocre tomorrow. Be that person who makes a commitment to get better each and every day.

Once you have decided to become better, you will need a plan. Train a little each day. Study a little each day. Save a dollar each day. Begin to perfect and hone your skills in every way you can. Start with achievable goals and gradually increase on them. 

The most important thing you will need to do is act. People with big dreams are a dime a dozen. All of the great ideas, all of the best plans in the world don’t mean a thing until you put action behind them. There are a select few who act on their dreams. You will probably recognize those who do. They are the successful people you read and hear about each day. Someone will put action with their plan and dreams today, why not you?

Another line in that song goes, “For every man who’s made it, a hundred more have failed.” Study those who have made it. What set them apart from the others? Most times you’d be surprised that it was just a little bit of extra effort. These folk are not super human - nobody is. These are just the ones who made a firm commitment to do it, put a plan into place, set some goals and then acted upon them. Someone is going to do it - it could be you!

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[Murray A. Gewirtz]

Good advice. Except, I have a problem with the oft-stated Polyannish cliche "Anything you want to do in life is possible." A person's goals have to be realistic in terms of his/her mental and physical attributes and talents. Since abilities and talents can be improved, it's sometimes difficult to recognize one's absolute limitations. However, it's still true that not everything a person wants to do in life is possible.

[anthony martin]

  Murray,

   Alice Kramden almost became an astronaut.

[Murray A. Gewirtz]

Anthony,

All be it unwillingly.

[Bat]

I believe we all have our limits or capacity, and its fact some have more capacity than others to achieve.

We have the Olympics on at the present time, it fantastic to see these athletes from all over the world at the peak of their sport. Its wonderful to see tears of joy when they win gold, but its upsetting to see the tears when the get silver or bronze and they say they lost. They are still within the top 3 in the world, so to get that far is great, even wonderful to been in the entered in the Olympics, this puts  them ahead of everyone else. So slap yourself on the back for being there, cry tears of joy wherever you end in the competition  you tried your best. And that's all we can do is our best!