Ask Yourself This: How Daring Are You?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Taking risks is part and parcel of building your career. When career opportunities come knocking at your door, it helps to have a vision in life that gives you the inner strength and gumption to take that extra step of faith.
For instance, if your career building goals revolve around developing ideas for new products and services, or maybe improving the way something is done, to make a process better, you are going to have to take that leap of faith and just do it. Most people are not open to new ideas, and sometimes, groundbreaking ideas or products based on leaps of faith will be met with ridicule.
In the Bible, for instance, people laughed at Noah when he agreed to build the Ark for God. They were not laughing when they drowned in the flood that followed. The title boatmaker probably was not in his career building goals when he started to assemble that giant ship, but he took it on as a leap of faith.
I am sure people thought the Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur were absolutely crazy when they decided to follow their dreams and make the first airplane. That historic day, they dared to take their vision in life even higher than most other people, and it paid off with more than a footnote in history dedicated to their names for posterity.
You can be that person who can change institutions or organizations for the better. You can be that catalyst who sees the needs of others and paves the way for these needs to be met. You can be that person who has a clear vision in life, takes the opportunities God gives, and runs with them, to make a true difference in the lives of millions.
The question is: do you want to be that person?
My book Bring Your Vision to Life, is written to help you plan out a vision in life that is so close to your heart and so real to your passions, that you cannot help but dare to make it a reality and a success. For more details, click here. | 0 comments
