There's much to be said about taking the chance on doing what you want, and or love to do. Stepping out on faith to accomplish a set of lifetime goals, frankly, is a scary thought.
There are great risks involved in becoming a full-time entrepreneur, or a returning to college. But when considering risk vs cost, one has to question what is more costly? Not going for it? Or trying and learning everything you can along the way...sometimes falling, picking yourself back up...and doing that until you get it right.
What would you regret? Not trying for fear of failure? or trying and actually having some success, no matter how small that success is? At some point you realize that even a small bit of success or more valuable than NONE at all.
I've had so much going on for the last two years that it's sometimes difficult to stop the room from spinning long enough to see where I stand. Some might call this overwhelm. I'm inclined to agree.
I've started projects that I've had to put aside or on the back burner because of adverse conditions. That is to say that, for a season, whenever I made any effort to work on my "To DO.." list, that small list of manageable action steps, which lead into achieving bigger goals...adversity strikes. People and situations served as vessels to break my focus, and my determination. That's what it feels like.
How does one push through that adversity? And the fear or frustration that comes along with it?
Prayer? Meditation? Reflection? Support? Talking it out with someone? All of the above. But I think the thing that sets some situations apart from others, the thing that makes the difference between success and failure, is resolve. Failures will occur. But viewed from a certain perspective, failure, past and present, can be a "catalyst" for absolute success.
What can a person learn from failure? And how can one bridge the gap between failure and success?
One has to resolve in their mind that success is attainable, that they have the right to want it, the potential to have it, the will to take ownership of it and the courage to go and grab it. I am one of those "Ones."
I've learned from my failures that taking the risk to succeed is a much more appealing to me than paying the cost of not giving my best effort.
Success is within my reach. In fact, at my fingertips. It's already mine. I just have to walk in it. I've tried and failed enough times to learn a few life lessons. I don't know what the next success or failure will be.
But, I do know one thing for certain: I'm still here, I still aspire to attain a healthy, and prosperous way of living, and I'm closer NOW, to reaching those goals than I've ever been before.
re·solve [ri-zolv]
verb (used with object), re·solved, re·solv·ing.
1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
Put another way, "I have made up in my mind, I will enjoy life to the fullest. And in THAT lies the key to my success, and in essence, my happiness."
For a season, I was reluctant to share my story. I was hesitant to open myself up and say, "Here's my experience..." in hopes that someone can relate.
That season is over, and I'm no longer afraid. This is me. Pure and Simple.
Be well,
Katrena
