The Closer

this point was brought home to me further from a movie i watched “The Closer”. i want you to picture how this scene opens. in a large, dark auditorium you see hundreds and hundreds of people waiting to hear a speech from the top income earner. he is the top of the top. they are all there waiting to hear his advice on how to become a superstar like him. the lights dim and the only thing you really see is a spotlight focused on the podium. then, he walks out and says this:

“What does it take to reach this level of success? What are you willing to give up in pursuit of your dream? Stop kidding yourself. Go after what you want. A man does not strive for greatness and embrace mediocrity. There is no compromise in a dream. Compromise is an excuse for falling short while you lay on your couch in front of your TV with your remote control and your glass of beer, watching someone else run with your dream.

Do me a favor. Don’t wake up one morning when your hair is gray and the elastic has gone out of your waistline, with shaving cream all over your face and ask yourself, ‘What have I been doing for the last 30 years? This isn’t my life. This isn’t where my passion lies.’ Don’t be afraid of your ambitions. If other people hold you back then you don’t want it badly enough, and don’t tell me you do.

Other people don’t stop you from dreaming. You stop yourself. You get in your own way because you are afraid of what you might become, even if that something is a wonderful thing.”

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