Chapter 30
If I Only Had The Nerve
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"For anyone on the downside of advantage but filled with courage,
it's possible."
--Russell Crowe (accepting his Best Actor Oscar)
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Today's Empowering Question
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"What can I think and do today
that I have been too scared to even consider before?"
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Today's Fast Session
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In Italy, when my grandfather
was only 6 years old, he had to go to work to help support his
family. He only went to school through the 7th grade.
From there on it was full time work for him. In 1926, at 18
years old he came to the New World from the "Old Country" on a boat.
He spoke not a word of English and had no money at all. Just a
dream... By the time he retired in 1969, he had over $50,000 USD
saved, interest from investments and from selling his farm.
The value of that money in today's dollars is over $240,000.
Not bad for a guy that had absolutely nothing going for him, huh?
Why did I tell you this story?
Because it took courage to do all
the things he did. And it took hard work, but he was always
the first one to tell you that without the hard work and belief in
his ability to get a job done, he couldn't have had the enormous joy
he got from living. Hey... you can do anything you want to do in
your life if you'll enjoy right now for what you can, look forward
with expectancy, use the gifts and tools you've been given and
accept whatever bad cards you've been dealt. It's up to you to
play them right.
So stop stewing and start doing! You can do great things.
Believe!! When he got the farm, he had to clear tree filled
orchards so that he could grow corn and other crops. And he
didn't own any buzz saws.
It was the hard way... by hand.
And the tree stumps?
Pulled out by huge horses and ropes.
The same with the giant boulders that dotted the fields.
It's a
sad thing to watch people become despondent with their lives. It's
sad because there has never been a time when the human race has had
it so good, especially in industrialized countries. Better
tools, better education, better opportunities and better information
to help take advantage of those opportunities.
Imagine how much
harder it was to live decades ago and centuries ago. In many
countries life is still the same as it was centuries ago.
So
please, keep these things in mind, consider yourself lucky and start
acting like you're lucky. Do what you fear enough and you will
have developed courage...
...Almost as if by magic.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- Today I move ahead with courage
-- I can do it - I know I can
-- I use my fear and anger to fuel in me courage and determination
-- Courage and I are one
-- Feelings of fear are a trigger for me to feel courageous
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