It's never too late.

Yesterday, as we were walking down the fairway at the golf course, I asked some friends if they had heard or seen the story about the woman who swam from Cuba to the USA - 110 miles from shore to shore. Her name is Diana Nyad, and she set a goal when she was a young girl to swim from Cuba to the USA. She is now 64 years old, and this was her fifth attempt.

 

Ms. Nyad's first attempt was in 1978 - 35 years ago. Time went by, and she had unsuccessful attempts twice in 2011 and again in 2012, but that goal was still in her mind, so she started training again to get in shape for this incredible feat at age 64. After months of training she was ready and last week she made it - the first person ever to do so without a shark cage or fins!  It's an amazing example to me of what can happen when a person is serious about a major goal.

 

One of the guys said the following, "I'm always so impressed when someone actually does what they say they want to do regardless of the difficulty." He went on to comment about how people seem to want something but then for whatever reason they stop trying. I made the comment, "This lady is one mentally tough lady because what she did isn't only about swimming, it's about mental toughness." I saw her on TV as she walked out of the water. It was amazing that she was able to make it to shore.  

 

I also am always very impressed when I see or hear of someone who set a goal, had all kinds of challenges, never lost that goal, and no matter how difficult it was they achieved that goal. Of course this brings me to building a future in this business. It's not always easy. The easiest thing to do is to just stop. The difficult part is being mentally tough and continuing to put in the effort because the end of the rainbow is very compelling.  

 

Think about it. Do you have a dream/goal? Is it still alive in your mind? Are you still in pursuit of that dream? Don't let it die. Keep it alive. Be willing to do whatever it takes and when you finally arrive at the end of your rainbow, you will never, ever regret doing what it took to be that person who inspired others by having a story of how you made it happen. GO FOR IT!

 

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke