Weekends are weekends again, and family dinners are spent around a table not in front of a TV. A normalcy that I haven't know for quite some time is beginning to set in and I like it. The moments of me missing where I was have been replaced with enjoying where I am going, what I am doing, and who I am meeting.
Everyday I have the opportunity to meet someone who wants to change their life for the better. The time is NOW for them; they are fed up with the struggle and with settling for less. The "dreamkillers" in their lives have been silenced by me...who they see as a "dreammaker". Countless conversations, emails and phone calls have led them to meet with me to discuss their future steps...their career path...their inner fears and ultimately their dreams. I can honestly say that I love my job.
What I am also realizing on this new adventure is that you don't have to wait on an opportunity to inspire someone. Everyday, someone crosses your path that is disheartened, broken, saturated with an overwhelming sense of despair...what are YOU going to do about it?
"Don't wait for extraordinary opportunites. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them."
- O. S. Marden
Often we look past these "troubled" people, too busy focused on our own problems and our own world of "hurt"...and we MISS what could be a lifechanging moment for not only that individual but for ourselves. Do yourself a favor - LOOK around, LISTEN better, LEARN more, and LIVE TO YOUR FULLEST POTENTIAL EVERYDAY. Know that each day you are given on this earth is a gift...is a privilege...is an opportunity to makes someone's dreams come true.
