Opportunities Surround Us

Opportunities are everywhere in every single little moment. The decisions we make shape who we become and are affected by the environment that surrounds us. If we put ourselves in the best possible position for success then it’s only a matter of time and determination. “Success is the intersection in which preparedness and opportunity meet.”

I used to think that opportunities came in gigantic life changing events. They sure can, but the ones that shape our day-to-day are tiny. Often indistinguishable to the average person, opportunities pass us by every moment of every day. Creating and maintaining a strong work ethic has kept me in the good graces of many great people, but has now provided me an opportunity. Most would look at it and see it as an unstable life choice, but I see much more. Because how I conduct my work in the next 10 days could affect my whole life.

Now, not to break the creative and spiritual mojo here but I need to put everything into perspective. I have built my life upon lowering or eliminating my expectations, because if I go into an opportunity with the highest of expectations to rule the world afterwards, I’m going to be let down. But if I go into a situation looking for the smallest things I can improve upon or just simply bringing everything I have to the table, no opportunity will be wasted. So with the next week I invest everything.

Sometimes it takes someone willing to take a chance or at least not to say “No” right off the bat. I’ve always maintained that those who are willing to talk to me, to look me in the eye, will see the fire that burns deep inside. But in this day and age electronics and social networking make it far more difficult to reach out and convince people that there’s something different about you.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, there’s something different going on here something you’ve never experienced before. It will be good regardless, but you have the power to make it great, to help me share my voice with the world.

Transitions, a Moral Imperative?

"Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own." - Bruce Lee

As I transition to the beginning of the end I am saddened to leave this place in my life. It has been a very difficult struggle and wish I could have stayed just a bit longer, but I will not be staying on as the Fall Intern for PAS. I’m happy to be a part of this organization and hope to see it and help it grow further into the future.

Life is all about transitions. We are constantly moving and changing, hopefully toward bettering ourselves which if perceived by others will change them.

In every situation there is an opportunity for growth not just by taking something from that moment but by giving to it that which is uniquely your own. So many people on this earth take and so few give back. Giving doesn't mean you have to donate your money to some charitable cause, although that helps. What it means is to leave a part of you in everything. Contribute what you can, even if you have nothing physical to give. This is why it is so imperative that you invest your heart and soul into that which you love. Some would say it’s a moral imperative. You will be a happier, healthier person for it and those around you will appreciate the motivation (perceived or not).

Don’t waste time on tasks that are not completely of your heart. From this point on I have a focus. I have S.M.A.R.T. goals: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Those who know me know that my determination is unmatched. I do what I say, one way or another. The outcome is not always what was intended, but such is life; we learn, we grow. 

I've got some big things planned, here's to the next six months. # AD4L Adventure is out there! 

Today's scribblings

People hanging in the streets, dying in their sleep
leaving before their time has come.

The horsemen take your life, sweeping every breath.
Trampling heads, legs, and chest
My heart will prevail, beating through the pain.

The time has come to pick a side;
Giving, taking, please don't stay.
Never going to realize
hiding, wasting your life away.

The line's been drawn in the sand,
with me or against me, I take a stand!