Be bold and be who you are.

Our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion, we have not chosen, but society has chosen for us. We are parlour soldiers. We shun the rugged battle of fate, where strength is born. – Ralph Waldo Emerson



“Next to Resistance, rational thought is the artist or entrepreneurs worst enemy. Bad things happen when we employ rational thought, because rational thought comes from the ego. Instead, we want to work from the Self, that is, from instinct and intuition, from the unconscious.


A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. Its only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.” - Steven Pressfield, Do the Work


The idea of “being realistic” holds all of us back. From starting a business or quitting a job to dating someone who may not be our type or moving to a new place – getting “real” often means putting your dreams on hold.


Today, let’s take a step away from rational thought and dare to be bold. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish but have been afraid to pursue? Write it down. Also write down the obstacles in your way of reaching your goal. Finally, write down a tangible plan to overcome each obstacle.


The only thing left is to, you know, actually go make it happen. What are you waiting for?
 
Somehow, in my life, I have always been what I would call a reble.  Now a hippie type would say that this is not true.  But within the context of where I have felt called, being a business man as an engineer, I have been quick to follow my thoughts and to reject the rules.  My friend says that when we do a bible study together the first thing he would see me do is ask myself the question what do I think about this, where he would ask what do the experts think about this in the commentaries.
 
I think it has come from my understanding of human nature, that all are sinners.  In other words, there is no one who does not struggle with something, who has blind spots.  I say you need to lead like a sinner because first of all you are!
 
I guess I am wimping out on this one, but I honestly have been bold and unafraid to try things.  Its how my company has gone from nothing to now 20 million per year in fifteen years.  There have been a few scary moments in that journey.