Wanting something…
Is only the beginning.
At some point…
The dream must stand up…
Roll up its sleeves…
And go to work.
DO YOU WANT IT?
GO GET IT!
Here is one of the beliefs…
That carried me…
Through rough places.
I used it…
While raising my children.
I used it…
When people became negative.
I used it…
When someone said…
“It cannot be done.”
As long as you are still here…
There remains…
Something you can do.
WHERE THERE IS A WILL…
THERE IS A WAY
I remember…
Wanting things…
I did not yet have.
The easy road…
Always looks attractive.
And if an honest…
Simple way appears…
Good for you.
But what worked…
For me…
And for my wife…
Was this:
Work for it.
Save for it.
Prepare for it.
Stay with it.
Eventually…
The way appeared.
WANTING IS NOT ENOUGH
Desire…
Can awaken you.
But desire alone…
Cannot carry you…
Across the finish line.
A wish…
Needs direction.
Direction…
Needs action.
Action…
Needs consistency.
That is how…
A dream begins…
Turning into a life.
USE WHAT YOU HAVE
Every person possesses…
A skills bank.
Talents.
Abilities.
Experience.
Imagination.
Energy.
When gathered…
And aimed…
Like a laser…
Those gifts…
Can accomplish…
Far more…
Than scattered effort ever will.
Let them work.
OUR FIRST LESSON
My wife and I…
Wanted a family.
There was love.
There was commitment.
There was willingness.
And eventually…
There was our first child.
That lesson…
Was simple.
But life soon asked us…
To apply the same principle…
To harder things.
WORK…
SAVE…
REPEAT
We worked.
We saved.
We delayed…
What could wait.
Over time…
A new truck appeared…
For me.
A new car…
For her.
Not through magic.
Through effort.
Those accomplishments…
Encouraged us.
They taught us…
That honest work…
Produces momentum.
THE HOME
Then came…
A larger goal.
A home.
That required…
More sacrifice.
More patience.
More planning.
And more time.
But the house came.
One payment…
One decision…
One sacrifice…
At a time.
The dream…
Eventually developed…
An address.
THE RIGHT TO PURSUE
Life does not guarantee…
That every desire…
Will be fulfilled.
Nor does it promise…
That every road…
Will be easy.
But we are given…
The ability…
To pursue.
To learn.
To build.
To recover.
To try again.
Opportunity…
Is not the same…
As entitlement.
The work…
Still belongs to us.
WORTHY NOTE
You may not control…
Every circumstance.
But you can still control…
Your preparation…
Your choices…
Your effort…
And your response.
STOP FEEDING EXCUSES
Daydreaming…
Can feel productive.
Complaining…
Can feel justified.
Excuses…
Can feel comforting.
But none of them…
Build the thing…
You keep saying…
You want.
Eventually…
The question becomes:
Do you want the result…
Or do you merely enjoy…
Talking about it?
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES
Take the dream…
Out of your imagination.
Put it…
On paper.
Break it down.
What will it cost?
What must you learn?
Who can help?
What must you stop doing?
What is the first step?
Then…
Begin.
AIM AT THE TARGET
You do not have to…
Hit the bull’s-eye…
On the first attempt.
But you do have to…
Aim.
Adjust.
Learn.
Try again.
Every miss…
Can improve…
The next shot…
Providing you are willing…
To learn from it.
THE RICHIE REVERSE
Suppose you say:
“It cannot be done.”
What happens next?
Nothing.
Now reverse it:
“How might this be done?”
Immediately…
The mind begins searching.
Questions appear.
Options surface.
Possibilities return.
One statement…
Closes the door.
The other…
Looks for the handle.
WHERE THERE IS A WILL…
THERE MAY BE A WAY
Willpower alone…
Does not guarantee…
Every outcome.
Some goals require…
Timing.
Training.
Resources.
Help.
And even a change…
Of direction.
But sincere determination…
Usually reveals…
More possibilities…
Than surrender ever will.
NASA did not reach the moon…
Because someone merely wished…
To stand there.
People imagined.
Planned.
Calculated.
Built.
Failed.
Corrected.
And continued.
A giant dream…
Was carried forward…
By thousands…
Of practical steps.
FINAL THOUGHT
Do you want it?
Then stop merely…
Admiring it…
From a distance.
Move toward it.
Work for it.
Learn for it.
Sacrifice for it.
Ask for help.
Correct your course.
And stay with it…
Long enough…
To discover…
Whether the dream…
Was also moving…
Toward you.
Go get it.
— Richie
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