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Words to inspire the belief that we have all we need to be the change we wish to see.

Tag: Gift

Jerry Seinfeld

I was listening to Jerry Seinfeld on The Tim Ferriss Show.  So many golden nuggets.  He said, “When you have a creative gift, it’s like someone just gave you a horse.  Now, you have to learn how to ride it.  You got to learn how to ride this horse.  I’ve seen people that are born by the dozens and dozens, I’ve seen people that were given black stallions, and it usually — if you have a black stallion, like from that movie, and you’re born, and they just put you on it — and that’s what happens.  They just put you on it.  And you either learn to ride this thing, or it’s going to kill you.”

You must put in the work.  You must learn how to use that gift.  For Seinfeld, it was writing and he explained how painful it was to learn to ride that horse. Continue reading

Give yourself permission to be creative

I watched a TED Talk by actor Ethan Hawke entitled, “Give yourself permission to be creative.”  He said you must ‘play the fool’ sometimes and be vulnerable.  Go out on a limb.  He caught the acting bug after his first stage performance at age 12 and he has been at it ever since.  When he and his brother walked out of the movie Top Gun years ago, they were both so affected by the tale.  It made Ethan want to tell stories as an actor and it made his brother want to join the military.  They both followed those passions and were extremely successful with acting awards for Ethan and a decorated military career for his Green Beret brother. Continue reading

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth

Poet Walt Whitman said, “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.”

What satisfies one may not satisfy another.  But each person must seek their own truth.

What makes your heart sing?  What makes you jump out of bed and race into your day?  What makes you laugh?  What makes you curious and energized and excited?

That is your truth.

Walt Whitman also said, “Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.”  Before a million opinions and options and others who see things differently.  Stay composed in your truth.  Forge on towards your dream.

Once you have locked on to your gift, your truth, don’t ever let it go.

As speaker and behavioural scientist Steve Maraboli once said, “Live your truth.  Express your love.  Share your enthusiasm.  Take action towards your dreams.  Walk your talk.  Dance and sing to your music.  Embrace your blessings.  Make today worth remembering.”

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

 

 

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