Somebody emailed me today and said something which really helped me.It was words along the lines of “Really like your blog but you DON'T HAVE A HOPE IN HELL'S CHANCE of getting that Bentley."
They went on to say "The other goals are a maybe - if you have the time - but no way the Bentley."
Then the funniest thing is at the end they put “but I really hope you do" (!!!)
Amazing!
It really made me smile because I LOVE that kind of feedback.
Its serves to make me stronger and even more determined to get my goal.
I wrote back to them and thanked them, telling them their feedback has brought my goals even closer than before and I am looking forward to driving past them in the rain while they are at the bus stop!
A lot of folk are brought 'down' by others people’s opinions of their hopes and dreams.
I LOVE it when people tell me I am crazy and 'it will never work' etc. etc.
Heard it all my life. Heard it but never 'listened' if you know what I mean :-)
Remember those old black and white 'Frankenstein' films?
Or my favourite movie monster of all time, Godzilla?
Remember what happened if something like lightening or some jazzy 'death ray' hits Godzilla?
Was it 'fried lizard' on the menu?
Nah.....it only made the big green bastard even STRONGER.
(You would have thought they would learn after the first few films eh?)
Looking at things like that is a great model to embrace.
Positive encouragement of your goals just makes you stronger.
Negative views and comments of your goals just makes you stronger.
Talk about a win/win situation.
My 'friend' who emailed me was perplexed at my energy when told I would never make it - especially after I had THANKED THEM for helping me with their comments.
I think they thought I had finally 'lost it'. (Which shows how little they know me - like I ever 'had it' in the first place to lose)
They told me they were worried about me and that I am pushing myself too hard. Bless them.
I smiled at that because although they were being kind to me, it showed me they never understood. That the very concerns they were expressing was exactly the same reason that this was 'impossible' to them.
And maybe other things in their life were out of their reach too - regardless of how much they wanted them.
I did not have time to explain - not that they would have wanted to hear anyway.
It’s a pretty long winded explanation anyway but I have heard a shorter one which is not so succinct but sums it up in a very different way.
I believe it was Clint Eastwood who uttered it in the film 'Magnum Force'.
'Opinions are like Ass Holes - everybody's got one'
That about sums it up for me :-)
Its serves to make me stronger and even more determined to get my goal.
I wrote back to them and thanked them, telling them their feedback has brought my goals even closer than before and I am looking forward to driving past them in the rain while they are at the bus stop!
A lot of folk are brought 'down' by others people’s opinions of their hopes and dreams.
I LOVE it when people tell me I am crazy and 'it will never work' etc. etc.
Heard it all my life. Heard it but never 'listened' if you know what I mean :-)
Remember those old black and white 'Frankenstein' films?
Or my favourite movie monster of all time, Godzilla?
Remember what happened if something like lightening or some jazzy 'death ray' hits Godzilla?
Was it 'fried lizard' on the menu?
Nah.....it only made the big green bastard even STRONGER.
(You would have thought they would learn after the first few films eh?)
Looking at things like that is a great model to embrace.
Positive encouragement of your goals just makes you stronger.
Negative views and comments of your goals just makes you stronger.
Talk about a win/win situation.
My 'friend' who emailed me was perplexed at my energy when told I would never make it - especially after I had THANKED THEM for helping me with their comments.
I think they thought I had finally 'lost it'. (Which shows how little they know me - like I ever 'had it' in the first place to lose)
They told me they were worried about me and that I am pushing myself too hard. Bless them.
I smiled at that because although they were being kind to me, it showed me they never understood. That the very concerns they were expressing was exactly the same reason that this was 'impossible' to them.
And maybe other things in their life were out of their reach too - regardless of how much they wanted them.
I did not have time to explain - not that they would have wanted to hear anyway.
It’s a pretty long winded explanation anyway but I have heard a shorter one which is not so succinct but sums it up in a very different way.
I believe it was Clint Eastwood who uttered it in the film 'Magnum Force'.
'Opinions are like Ass Holes - everybody's got one'
That about sums it up for me :-)
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