seize life's opportunities

If you want something badly enough, you will find a way to get it.

Do you believe that?
And, do you find that sentence I just wrote, kind of..hard? I mean, does it sound like you have to work your ass off, go through tons of hardship, wear yourself out, and eventually you will get that reward?

Or, do you read that sentence, and ease in to your chair, relax, and smile because you know that just by setting a goal that's specific enough, life and everything that happens will lead you in the right direction and you will make it, by just believing it will happen?

Henry Ford once said;

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.”

And I have believed in that quote ever since I read it the first time. It's in our mindset. I believe I can! Then I'm ringt; I can. I don't know how, but I can. 

I happen to be a living, breathing example of someone who believes the first sentence I wrote is true, and that I ease in to it with faith. Life gave me possibilities that I saw in an instant, and I grabbed them. Without having to work my ass off or wear myself out. Let me tell you in what ways I believe that my precise goals in life have helped me achieve what I have always wanted:

I remember one of my first teenage memories, when I was about 13-14 years old and I used to imagine myself in California. Driving a convertible car, parking it alongside of a street, walking in to school. My hair was blowing in the wind, I had sunglasses on, and I was smiling. Big big smile.

When I started working, for real, at 19 years of age, I set a goal for my future self. I would be successful in my career. I would be making more money than the average person, and I would be inspiring others by just being very good at what ever job I would land. I would love what I do, and be the perfect example for others.

When I was 23 years old, I sat in the kitchen area belonging to the store I was working in at the time. It was located in the basement, it was always cold, and I had just finished my lunch. I remember looking at the white ceiling, and I whispered to someone or something, that I want to be published. I want a real book with my name on it.

I moved to California when I was 26. The idea just popped into my head one day when I was browsing the internet, out of the blue, about 8 months before I actually moved. 12 years after I started daydreaming, I was driving a black convertible down the 101. My hair was blowing in the wind and my face was glowing.

Career wise, I have gotten way further than my 19 year old me ever imagined. I'm very successful in my account manager role, plus, I started my own small firm 3 months ago where I write content for customers, and I was hosting a pretty big event in February, where I spoke in front of 80-100 people. I wouldn't say I have worked my ass off, and I love what I do. The possibilities showed, and I grabbed them. 

This spring, in March 2018, I got published. My very own novel, published in a real book. I heard about a book publishing company who was about to release a collection of different novels, so I wrote one. In 90 minutes. 9 years after I sat in that cold kitchen, I got published.

So, my point is. Don't be afraid to set high goals. It doesn't mean you have to know the way, it just means that you have a clear picture of what it is you want. Life will give you opportunities to get there, you don't have to go looking for it and get frustrated because you don't know where to start.

If you have a destination, you will get there. It doesn't matter how or when. Just ease in to the fact, and keep wanting it badly enough. 

And most importantly, don't ever close your eyes to opportunities.