I am a true believer that in order for anybody to truly have the Venture On spirit, they must wake up every morning on a mission: a mission to slay the dragon standing in front of them. What do I mean?
Just about every little boy's favorite daydreams in the world was the thought of a town coming under attack by a fire-breathing dragon (that's not it, keep reading). Everyone in the town ran inside, locked their doors, closed the blinds, and hid in their homes. It was up to the boy to have the courage to pick up a sword and go out and fight the dragon in the (cliche) pouring down rain. After hours and hours of battle and many brushes with death, he overcame the odds and slayed the dragon. He walked away from the battlefield with cuts, bruises, and clothes shredded to mere soaking, wet rags. He was exhausted from the fight and barely had the strength or energy to hold myself up. But he had done it.
Cheesy, I know...
When we were little we had dragons to "overcome". Generally speaking, as we get older those dragons seem to disappear. Life gets in the way, and we become more pessimistic for some reason. Our ambitions decline and our sights are lowered from the stars back down to the ground. Why? Our goals and dreams should get bigger as we become more capable, become wiser and gain more knowledge. And with that, our dragons should get bigger and should breath more fire. The challenges that we set out to conquer should be bigger than the last. Otherwise, what's the point? What do you get up for each and every day? Some people naturally have a drive to challenge themselves and push their limits while others feel completely out of their comfort zone when they do so.
I encourage you to get out of your comfort zone; that's when you grow the most. Find your passion, pick up your sword. Set goals high and go after it. If you're just wishing "it" would just show up on your front doorstep, then your goals will simply remain as dreams. No one is going to do it for you. It's your dragon to slay, after all. And it's going to be hard. It's going to be exhausting. And there's going to be some rain, bumps, cuts, and bruises along the way, but that's how you learn. That's how you get better.
Go out and find your dragon. Venture On as you brave through the elements wielding your sword, and don't stop until you have overcome. Don't stop until you have slayed your dragon. And when you succeed, go find a bigger one and fight even harder. Don't stop... never settle.
Just about every little boy's favorite daydreams in the world was the thought of a town coming under attack by a fire-breathing dragon (that's not it, keep reading). Everyone in the town ran inside, locked their doors, closed the blinds, and hid in their homes. It was up to the boy to have the courage to pick up a sword and go out and fight the dragon in the (cliche) pouring down rain. After hours and hours of battle and many brushes with death, he overcame the odds and slayed the dragon. He walked away from the battlefield with cuts, bruises, and clothes shredded to mere soaking, wet rags. He was exhausted from the fight and barely had the strength or energy to hold myself up. But he had done it.
Cheesy, I know...
When we were little we had dragons to "overcome". Generally speaking, as we get older those dragons seem to disappear. Life gets in the way, and we become more pessimistic for some reason. Our ambitions decline and our sights are lowered from the stars back down to the ground. Why? Our goals and dreams should get bigger as we become more capable, become wiser and gain more knowledge. And with that, our dragons should get bigger and should breath more fire. The challenges that we set out to conquer should be bigger than the last. Otherwise, what's the point? What do you get up for each and every day? Some people naturally have a drive to challenge themselves and push their limits while others feel completely out of their comfort zone when they do so.
I encourage you to get out of your comfort zone; that's when you grow the most. Find your passion, pick up your sword. Set goals high and go after it. If you're just wishing "it" would just show up on your front doorstep, then your goals will simply remain as dreams. No one is going to do it for you. It's your dragon to slay, after all. And it's going to be hard. It's going to be exhausting. And there's going to be some rain, bumps, cuts, and bruises along the way, but that's how you learn. That's how you get better.
Go out and find your dragon. Venture On as you brave through the elements wielding your sword, and don't stop until you have overcome. Don't stop until you have slayed your dragon. And when you succeed, go find a bigger one and fight even harder. Don't stop... never settle.