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but so worth it : first in a series of blogs inspired by Wooden

01 Nov 2006 22:21 (Edited: 01 Nov 2006 22:21)

People usually know what they should do to get what they want. They just won't do it. They won't pay the price. Understand that there is a price to be paid for achieveing anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price......
The individual who is mistake free is also probably sitting around doing nothing. And that is a big mistake.
John Wooden.

I’ve come across so many motivational/inspirational books that motivate me to want to break and throw things. So often the definition of success involves becoming the kind of person I most despise; for whom the amount of money earned is the measure of success. Business and sports people are forever doing this and they seem to be the ones writing most of the books. With this so often goes the attitude that all kinds of rotten behavior is absolutely necessary and even to be cultivated in order to become the kind of success they want you to be. I could list so many examples of this but one that always really gets to me is the way Dale Earnhardt was idolized. The man’s claim to fame was that he won races by bashing the other cars out of his way. C’mon how fair is that? Can you really be proud and say you’re the best when you’re not winning because you’re the fastest but because you’ll do anything to win? Not even dying by the same method he used on others changed these people’s minds.
But anyway, I actually read a book by a sports figure that had me wanting to stand up and cheer and say YESS YESS This is what I mean. This is what I have been trying to say, this is how I think things should be. I found myself copying pages and pages of quotes longhand and finally decided I’d better get myself a copy of the book. This is going to take a lot of blog entries to talk about all of the ideas I had as I read what he had to say about life, about setting and following your goals in life, about what the true definition of success is and what truly makes a person great.
I value what one gives of oneself, how one uses the talents they have and how truly one learns to be who they are meant to be regardless of the opinions of society. Life shouldn’t be about giving up on dreams and settling for an unhappy existence just because of choices made long ago. A gifted artist should measure success not by the amount of fame or money they get but by how much they were able to use their talent, what they were able to create and how much of their unique gift they were able to share with the world. Being true to oneself matters a lot to me. Being the best “you” you can be is what each of us needs to be. Love matters. More than anything else in the world. What moments I can spend with the one I love, whatever I can give of myself… that is the most precious valuable beautiful thing of all. The synergy that comes from creative minds set free in an atmosphere of love and openness is an incredible gift that needs to be nurtured. Success is not acquiring money and things, it is getting to the end of each day, the end of a life and knowing that you gave the best you had, made the most of your talents, became the best you you could be and loved the ones you loved more deeply than you ever thought possible and left them and the world a much better, happier place because of it.

 

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