Starting Over

I’m a sucker for a great success story.  So much so that if I’m watching one on TV or reading about it in a book, its not uncommon for my children to ask, “Daddy, are you crying?”  It just grips my heart!  But let me clarify.  I’m not talking about the ones that portray the story as smooth sailing.  Not the ones where someone is squashing people on their way to the top.  No, I’m partial to the ones that start with a dream, and then comes……

struggle

pain

surrender

self-awareness

lessons learned

reinvention

and then……

the dream and the dreamer start over.  Start fresh.  And they make everything and everyone around them better because the focus is no longer inward but outward.  And ultimately, their impact on the world becomes greater than they originally thought possible.

Woo!  Gives me chills just thinking about it.

How about you?

Do you and your dream need a restart?

I do.

The last several years have brought some gut-wrenching and heartbreaking circumstances for me and my family.  And while we certainly wish some things had gone differently, we have chosen NOT to become a victim of circumstance.  Instead, we chose to embrace where we are and learn.  Therefore we have become wiser as a couple, family, and as individuals.  It’s time to start over.

So I’ll ask again.  Do you and your dream need a restart?

Most importantly I want you to know and accept the fact that starting over doesn’t mean you’re a failure.

Here’s an excellent book to help get you started – “Plan B” by Pete Wilson.

I hope I shed some tears while watching or reading about YOUR success story someday.

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