We all want the best the world has to offer; a loved one who we enjoy being with who spoils us, a job which challenges us giving us opportunities, a life full of happiness, devoid of sadness.
While life isn’t always beautiful and bountiful, we can give our best effort to take full advantage of every moment in this reality which we call life. While we all want “more and better,” we are not always willing to give more to get it.
Recently, I was contacted by a company which wants to establish a business relationship with me to offer my services as an author and a speaker. While I believe the opportunity is interesting, it seems to me they benefit much more in the relationship than I, so instead of giving my money to them, I will invest it in a different way. Nevertheless, their interest made me realize how much we all yearn to be “found.” As an author, I have dreamed of the day when someone comes to me and says…
“Where have you been all my life Rob? Thank goodness I found you!”
In our wait to be “found,” many of us can wait our entire life. The same way one waits for her “knight in shining armor” or another for his “dream job” to simply come by chance, many wait their entire lives to be “found.”
Is it realistic to think someone will “find” us, particularly if we do nothing to be “found”?
Is it logical to imagine we will find our ideal mate while we sit on the couch watching television?
Is it reasonable to believe our boss will notice we are worthy of more responsibility and higher pay if we do nothing to deserve it?
Obviously, in all three cases the answer is a big NO!
To be found we must first show up and stand out…
There is no other option. If we want to find the love of our life, we must be willing to go to the appropriate places to be found. If we don’t go to the dance, we can’t get out onto the dance floor. If we don’t give our best effort in our work, we will simply be one more in the mass of humanity which ebbs and flows through life.
It isn’t enough to merely “show up.” If we go to the dance and simply sit in the corner without interacting with anyone, we will go home alone. If we don’t “stand out” at work, we may get our weekly pay for a while but sooner or later, if we do nothing special, we will be expendable. That is why it is better to become part of the solution, rather than being part of the problem.
He who never dares to achieve anything, will never have anything…
If we don’t risk getting to know that special someone who seems so interesting to us, our possibilities of getting to know him or her, are slim and none. If we don’t risk giving our opinion and adding value where we work, we are like a piece of furniture which can be replaced at any time.
When our fear of failure is less then our will to win, we can go farther than we ever imagined possible. Life does not choose who will be happy, we are the only ones who can make it possible. When we show up and stand out, we are taken into account and can take advantage of all life has to offer.
∞ Rob McBride ∞
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