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If You Can’t Fly Then Run

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

There will be times when you don’t feel like taking a step forward towards your dreams. When the pressure seems too much to handle. When giving up sounds good enough. It is during these times of uncertainty where you will need to rely on your definite chief aim.

When the going gets rough, it’s important to be able to visualize and experience your primary objectives as if they were already accomplished. You need to tap into your reasons to keep moving forward because if you stop on the way up to the top, then you risk the chance of sliding all the way back down and losing all your previous efforts.

When everything is going your way, it’s easy to be positive and feel like you’re flying high. But how will you respond if you get knocked down to the ground? Will you dust yourself off and get back up to run, walk, or even crawl forward if need be? Continuous progress will set the foundation for your success. Keep moving forward and I’ll see YOU at the top!

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: Martin Luther King Jr., MLK

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Taking It Easy is for Sucka’s!

Has anybody told you to “take it easy” recently? I often hear this said to myself and between others in passing. It may seem harmless, but I’m starting to think that it can seriously influence you in negative ways. Today, as I was heading to the gym, I ran into a friend who told me to “take it easy!” as he went his separate way to get lunch (fast food). I unconsciously responded in kind and told him to take it easy too. Then I stopped to think.

Are we unconsciously lowering expectations for ourselves and for others with this little phrase? I truly believe that we are a product of our environment. The people we interact with will influence our actions and results, whether we like it or not.

The words we choose to use shape the meaning in our lives. Seriously, do we deserve to take it easy? Let’s start by taking an honest look at our results. Are we where we desire to be physically, financially, and spiritually? If not, then it’s not time take to “take it easy”. Instead we need to keep moving, creating, and making things happen.

Taking it easy when you haven’t really been putting in the work is living lazily and in delusion! Let’s push each other. Let’s keep each other accountable. Let’s take it to the next level!

I’m committed to removing this phrase from my vocabulary and replacing it with something else like “step it up!”, “challenge yourself” or “keep hustling!” Perhaps, I’m being too critical of a seemingly harmless phrase, but I don’t have the time or luxury to take the easy path to find the answer.

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