Relinques Your Dreams
How many times have you abandoned an idea, project or dream
because someone made a disparaging remark or rolled their eyes
when you told them about it?
Relinquishing your dreams
All too frequently we allow others to dictate what is good,
right or possible. We allow them to steal our dreams. Notice I
use the word "allow." No one can put you down, stomp on your
dream, or kill an idea of yours unless you allow them to.
Consider that:
- The movie Star Wars was rejected by every movie studio in
Hollywood before 20th Century Fox finally produced it. It went
on to be one of the largest-grossing movies in film history.
- As a child, Sylvester Stallone was frequently beaten by his
father and told he had no brains. He grew up an unhappy loner.
He floated in and out of schools. An advisor at Drexel
University told him that based on his aptitude tests he should
pursue a career as an elevator repair person. It's not a bad
profession but it's certainly not where "Rocky" ended up!
- Einstein was criticized for not wearing socks or cutting his
hair. He didn't speak until he was four, and didn't read until
he was seven. One observer noted, "He could be mentally
retarded".
- An expert said of Vince Lombardi:"He possesses minimal
football knowledge. Lacks motivation. . .
- Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing
his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His
teacher proclaimed him hopeless as a composer.
- Walt Disney was fired from his job as a newspaper editor for
lack of ideas. He also went bankrupt several times before he
created Disneyland.
- Henry Ford failed and went broke 5 times before he finally
succeeded.
- Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, was encouraged
to find work as a servant or seamstress. She would certainly
never be a writer.
- In 1944, the director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe), "You'd
better learn secretarial work, or else get married."
It Takes Courage
So what are your ideas? Your thoughts? Your dreams? Your plans?
It doesn