Do You Trust Your Vision?

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." -Henry David Thoreau

That is a pretty good quote to start out 2008 - isn't it!

I think that we have all had visions some time in our life. I know that I have.

A vision is something that has been seen. It is an amazing thing that visions can take on a life of their own and find the support they need to come to fruition.

I remember when I began playing tennis - after that first day I was hooked.... My first introduction to tennis was with a classmate in the 6th grade. She was showing me how to play. I was kind of a cocky kid(hard to believe.. huh?) and fairly athletic so this tennis stuff looked easy. Well, Noreen showed me the basics and then we started to hit the ball back and forth across the court. Hitting from the base line seemed way to easy, and I had seen Noreen take the ball out of the air. That seemed pretty cool! So being the "boy" I figured I'd give that volley thing a shot. Boy was I wrong! I found myself on my butt with a bloody nose. Hum...this new friend of mine looked concerned at the time, but she did have a smile on her face. Later I found out she was one of the most competitive people I would have ever known.

That day I vowed that I would never get hit like that again with a tennis ball - sure enough I never did... I worked my arse off the next several years on that stupid game. I ended up playing four years in high school, same in college and was fortunate enough to play in a few pro tournaments. I ended up teaching tennis through high school and college and started doing physical training for tennis players when I was 18. During that time, the notion of strength training for tennis players was unheard of. This career was all do to a bloody nose and a desire to learn as much as I could.

I always had a vision to play tennis at a very high level. That started in about 8th grade. I was determined and driven, and I set goals and worked hard each day, worked on something specific at each tournament and set out every year to make my vision a reality.

I believe that everyone has a vision to succeed - to do successful you must believe in that vision. (No matter how crazy it might seem to those around you.) I believe that visions are important stepping stones along the path of destiny. If you trust your vision, the means of fulfilling it seem to gather round in support. When a vision comes from the heart and is coupled with the willingness to work, MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN.

Here is a funny thought, remember what the Queen said when Alice In Wonderland noted that one can't believe in impossible things: "I dare say you haven't had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

My challenge to you is to set more daily challenges for yourself and try to accomplish them by a certain part of your day. If you can set some difficult things and accomplish them before breakfast how awesome would you feel! Always try to challenge yourself. I like this idea because it holds you accountable and it creates a foundation for a vision you have in mind.
Never give up on your vision and Always trust in that vision....NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES!

Til next time...