April 2, 2014, TGIW: Unhumping Hump Day
By Darrell Gurney | Blog
“I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.” –Carroll Shelby
Speaking of a dime, have you ever really considered how fast life can turn on one?
Yesterday, on April Fools, a mild-mannered, late-50’s gentleman walked into the Sacramento Lottery headquarters to claim the largest California jackpot ever, $425 million.
He bought his winning ticket six weeks earlier at a gas station while out on a sandwich run. It was the second ticket he bought…deciding to turn around and get another one after buying the first. He’s now going to live a discreet life while establishing a foundation for pediatric health, child hunger and education.
We can say “Wow, how lucky is that guy!!” And yet, we discount the fact that he was a regular lottery player. Described as a retired, “well-educated professional”, he kept putting it out there, time after time.
I have no opinion on the lottery. That’s just a metaphor. However, I do have an opinion on us playing full out with persistence.
If we expect, or even desire, our ships to come in, we might look at how much we’re sending them out to get filled up!
Where, today — no, but really, today! — can you send out a ship on what you really want? And can you do it again tomorrow…and tomorrow…and tomorrow?
Got launch?
“Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.” –Cathy Hopkins