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What is it that drives each of us to move forward? Is it our past, the vision of how we want our future to be or the inner flame inside us that continues to burn and create the energy we need to move forward? I was sipping my Irish crème coffee this morning, and in a rare moment of pure silence, eyeing the beautiful, crisp and quiet city scene outside my window, pondering this very thought and trying to see through the looking glass. The quote below inspired my reflection:
"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."
This quote, by Mark Victor Hansen, sums up the internal dilemma that has been inside me at times during my life regarding the career piece of my balance pie. Thinking back to my childhood memories, I would relate this sensation to the feelings I had inside after my parents announced they were taking my sisters and I to Disneyland and then having to wait 6 weeks for the trip. That giddy, overwhelming, awesome, anxious, funny pit in your stomach, impatient, feeling that was with me until the moment I entered the Disneyland Park and it exploded into a feeling of euphoria. This is symbolic of the passion I feel for starting something of my own, something that I, ultimately, create. The hurry up and wait, the when is the right time feeling, the hope that knowing it will happen some day and then trusting in God’s plan.
I consistently battle the drive of self entrepreneurship versus happily employed corporate life, the driving need to start something on my own, versus the reality of the financial and personal responsibilities in my life. This internal battle sometimes holds me back from taking the steps I need to take in order to move forward. There feels like no right time to start. Life isn’t perfect, and it comes down to what we make of it. I know the future is in my power and it’s what I do with it now that will keep my flame burning inside.
I have a personal project that I’ve been contemplating taking on. It’s rather daunting, but I know that once I actually start it, I will push it to completion, whether or not it is successful. So for me, this is the inner reflection I needed to experience today to began this journey, and take the steps needed to grab hold of life and to feed the entrepreneurial tiger inside. I feel so blessed to have a loving husband, wonderful children and a supportive family environment that why shouldn’t I move forward and have it all? There will be more to come on my personal endeavor, and nourishing that inner child-like spirit inside.
"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."
This quote, by Mark Victor Hansen, sums up the internal dilemma that has been inside me at times during my life regarding the career piece of my balance pie. Thinking back to my childhood memories, I would relate this sensation to the feelings I had inside after my parents announced they were taking my sisters and I to Disneyland and then having to wait 6 weeks for the trip. That giddy, overwhelming, awesome, anxious, funny pit in your stomach, impatient, feeling that was with me until the moment I entered the Disneyland Park and it exploded into a feeling of euphoria. This is symbolic of the passion I feel for starting something of my own, something that I, ultimately, create. The hurry up and wait, the when is the right time feeling, the hope that knowing it will happen some day and then trusting in God’s plan.
I consistently battle the drive of self entrepreneurship versus happily employed corporate life, the driving need to start something on my own, versus the reality of the financial and personal responsibilities in my life. This internal battle sometimes holds me back from taking the steps I need to take in order to move forward. There feels like no right time to start. Life isn’t perfect, and it comes down to what we make of it. I know the future is in my power and it’s what I do with it now that will keep my flame burning inside.
I have a personal project that I’ve been contemplating taking on. It’s rather daunting, but I know that once I actually start it, I will push it to completion, whether or not it is successful. So for me, this is the inner reflection I needed to experience today to began this journey, and take the steps needed to grab hold of life and to feed the entrepreneurial tiger inside. I feel so blessed to have a loving husband, wonderful children and a supportive family environment that why shouldn’t I move forward and have it all? There will be more to come on my personal endeavor, and nourishing that inner child-like spirit inside.
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