Today is July 27, 2012.
Your successes and your failures today are all a byproduct of action in your previous days.
Success is your responsibility.
Happenstance is a lie.
Luck is only a reality to those that are fluent in laziness.
You didn’t get here by chance.
You did this.
Own it.
Tomorrow’s success is contingent on today’s action.
You must:
You’ve got to get away from “what’s in it for me” and focus on “what’s in it for them”.
These were Jobs’ thoughts every time he stared at a whiteboard and thought about you.
You started and then what happened?
It got harder than you expected.
It looked different from the inside looking out than the outside looking in.
The other guy got a head start.
You drilled a dry hole.
You found out that skill development was greater than your natural gifting(s). That frustrated you.
You fouled out.
Someone said no.
You got hung up on.
Dealer was showing ace. You had a pair of 8’s.
You pulled a hammy.
You got writers block.
You needed sleep.
You had to work on the weekends.
And so forth…
I would estimate that 9 out of 10 people throw the towel in on 9 out of 10 things they start to do or try to create.
Why?
Simple answer – it’s easier to quit.
It’s easier to claim the dream wasn’t real.
Everyone loves the talk of getting married.
Where’s the discussion on being married?
Look at those who you call a hero and companies/churches you consider to be heroic.
Chances are they’re holding on to most of the towels that had the chance to be thrown in at some point in time.
Hands:
Great for introducing yourself to others and making things out of other things. Service is their functionality.
Eyes:
Great for seeing – but seeing what no one else does in the moment, in the art, or in the chaos. Blessed is he whose eyes give him vision.
Mind:
Unfathomable processing speeds and comes preloaded with the latest creative software. All studies show this is one’s greatest gift.
Heart:
Created to be put into and/or given to some thing, cause, passion or idea. Guard it above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Prov 4:23
Question…
Are you being or becoming fully you?
#LTMP
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
– Thomas A Edison
From Monday July 16 – Sunday July 22, my eyes and ears crossed paths with the following truths and people.
I heard at a conference this week that – Success is your duty, obligation, and responsibility. Grant Cardone
Last night on Twitter I saw – Every time we see someone God made as just ordinary, we turn the wine back into water. Bobb Goff
At a lunch meeting I was told – Investing is not about your rate of return, it’s really about your spending. My Mentor
In the book I started on Saturday the author wrote – Success is never owned, it is only rented, and the rent is due every day. Rory Vaden – Take The Stairs
This is beauty unlocked in mentorship. This is the beauty found in the connectivity of social media. This is the beauty hidden in books.
This is why this blog is constantly about connecting, idea swapping, dreaming, learning, and changing. Because when we change, we then have taken the first step to changing the world.
Until we, musicians, are exposed to other thoughts, ideas, and expressions – we’ll just keep making the same old records year after year. Sure they may sell, but we won’t be fulfilled.
Happy Monday. #LTMP
Ashton.Gustafson 