Over the next couple of weeks I will be blogging (weekly) on leadership and dreams. Every great leadership begins with a dream (or vision). Many a times these dreams look crazy and/or in-achievable hence the reason why many people never actualize their dreams.
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, "Yes, I've got dreams, of course, I've got dreams." Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look at it, and yep, they're still there. These are great dreams, but they never get out of the box. It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, "How good or bad am I?" That's where courage comes in...Erma Bombeck
Glenn Cunningham was born in Atlanta and had high hopes of becoming an athlete. When he was 7 he had an accident and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor suggested that his leg should be amputated but Glenn, though young, refused. At that tender age the doctor told him that he would never walk again. Here was Young Glenn’s reply: “Sir, I won’t just walk again, I will also run”. Not wanting to discourage him, the doctor did not reply as he saw this statement as a mere rambling from a lame kid.
With intensive therapy and application, he overcame the odds and by high school was running competitively. He was the fastest miler in the Amateur Athletic Union in 1933 and 1935-38, and in 1934 he set a world record (4:06.7). He became one of the greatest U.S. middle-distance runner. He not only walked, he ran; he not only ran, he broke records.
" There are 3 D's in life: Desire, Determination, and Dedication. You need all 3 to go somewhere...but it all starts with the 4th D...Dream."…Author Unknown
Where is your little box? If you would agree with me, once upon a time you had a dream, and somewhere along the line you decided to bury it because of circumstances; this is a wake up call telling you it is time to bring it out. There is only one you and whatever anybody have said about you, be it your teachers, managers or parents is not a good reason for you to hide your little box.
" Look sharply and you will see opportunity: For though she is blind, she's not invisible." Francis Bacon
