Do Not Let What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do

It's pretty easy for any of us to focus on the knowledge and skills that we don't have rather than fully utilizing the knowledge and skills that we do have. Each of us is endowed with a unique, special set of gifts that we can use to fully realize our destiny.

Keep in mind that just because you do not possess a certain level of skill or knowledge in a particular area does not mean that you cannot possess that level of skill and knowledge. Far too often we have our judgment clouded by what we believe we cannot do. We must always understand that no matter what that we can achieve something if we just try. Let's not focus on our weaknesses so much that they keep us from trying. We all know that not trying is the same as not living.

So go ahead and take some action. The wonderful thing about action is that you will always be rewarded for your efforts. By that I don't mean that you'll necessarily hit the target you aim for each and every time. What I do mean is that each time you miss the target should serve as a valuable learning experience. This experience will allow you to tweak your aim and hit more targets more often in the future.
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

Live Courageously, For There Are Far Too Many Cowards Among Us

Each day you have an opportunity to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. By living courageously we will always do the right thing regardless of the consequences. Far too many of us go through life sitting on the sidelines and not taking the opportunity to help our fellow man. By being courageous you refuse to turn a blind eye to someone in need.

Edmund Burke is credited to have said, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” A similar quote has been attributed to Plato and that is, “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Our call to action is to take even what may seem to be the smallest opportunity to do the right thing.
“Live courageously, for there are far too many cowards among us” – Tony Spann

100% of the Shots You Don’t Take Don’t Go in

It is very easy for us to talk ourselves out of taking action. Perhaps we didn't get the results we wanted in a previous attempt. It is also quite possible that we became discouraged after a series of failed attempts to accomplish a variety of different things. Not trying because we are afraid of not succeeding is a result of our fear of failure. Fear of failure can be paralyzing for all of us.

Is it not better to try and fail than to not try at all? The best way to overcome fear failure is to accomplish something successfully. The best way to accomplish something successfully is to take the necessary actions to do so.

Never, ever be afraid to try. If you continue to try and never stop trying you will experience success beyond your wildest dreams.

100% of the shots you don't take don't go in – Wayne Gretzky