We've all heard the sound of a clock. Have you ever stopped to think about what it means? There are two fixed points in your life. Birth and Death. And what happens in between that's under your control, it's the only thing under your control. Now, we have no idea what the distance between birth and death is going to be. You've heard the story many times. Somebody gets really bad news, they find out they've got life threatening cancer, they've only got a few months to live. They quit their job, sell all their possessions and go volunteering in a far-off country, giving back to other people, spending time with the people important to them and spending time doing the things that really matter the most. So, why is it that we wait for such a massive moment for us to take massive action? What if you could change everything today? What if you could change everything in an instant?
What if change could happen? I don't care how good you are, I don't care how talented you are, I don't care how much you work on yourself, there are some times when things aren't going to go right. They're just not going to go right. There are times where anything can happen, will happen. Why? I don't know why, that's called life and you have to deal with it. Sometimes your life will be in a slump just like sports. Some of the best shooters can't hit baskets in different times and games, they get in a slump.
Things are going to really change, the first thing that you have to move from an opinion to a belief and a belief into a conviction is that 'You' are the one that can change, you are the one that is responsible for who you are, where you are in life right now. The things that you do, the things that you don't do, that you know that you should, the things that you have become, the person that you've become and as a result the things that you have. And there's all kinds of things going on right now, there's all kinds of thoughts going on right now, there's all kinds of feeling. But amidst all of those things, amidst the sea of confusion that you might feel Let me ask you a very simple question, a very basic question: Do you believe that you have the power to change?
Time is all we have. There's only one thing in our lives that we're never able to reacquire once it's gone, and I'm not talking about money, I'm not talking about material items, I'm talking about time. It's such a unique concept, a unique idea, because when utilized correctly, it contains the ingredients to success, to happiness, to growth, prosperity all the things we want. But at the very same time, if neglected it leaves us with very little. Because the truth is every morning when you wake up you are living minutes you will never get back, you are breathing air you will never take in again, it is your one opportunity to embrace this gift and every second sees a little of it slip away. And my point is that there is no moment more important, more perfect, than right now, not in a week, not after your promotion, not in 30 years when you plan to retire and relax.
Right now, we have this mentality that the future is going to somehow mean more than the present, that if we suffer now, or if we're unhappy now, that will save the best in life for some other time. But the reality is, we don't get younger Yes! We should be working hard, absolutely. Success comes from effort, hard work, dedication, persistence, but the key is allocate your precious time to the work, to the things that make you feel like today is powerful, that right now is so amazing. You don't want it to end. Today is when you take the first step towards the things you want.
When you become who you want to become. No one is ever or will ever keep you from that other than yourself. There is no ceiling, there is no limitation, there is no special requirement, there is you and what you allow yourself to accomplish. You are the gatekeeper, you have your foot on the gas pedal and it's so easy to point to others, right? To point to our environment, to blame things on everything but our own decision, our decision to stick to the status, because believe it or not, it is that simple.
