Jun 24th, 2007
Sow – Nurture – Risk and Your Dreams Will Flourish
How many of you have been following the story of Paul Potts, the car phone warehouse salesman who became an international phenomenon this week? I have and his inspirational story reminded me of a wonderful proverb:
All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday.”
There were two blogs that especially repeated this sentiment to me: Sue Cheel’s, “Abundance Highway,” and Bea Fields’, “Five Star Leader Blog.”
Why? Well, even though Paul Potts looked awkward and his life seems dull and dreary, to the judges and the audience, he had a love for music which he developed. When you look at this his life it truly wasn’t what we saw in his appearance; he had a supportive wife and the courage to pursue his passion. He even went to Italy to study. However, his confidence was shaken by the negative people in his life that created baggage that affected his self-esteem. But, Potts took a risk, as we can see in his performance on this YouTube video. The reward we all know. But he his not alone:
Do you know what their risks were? What was their reward? All of these people had dreams. Though we live in a world that wants overnight sensations, all of these individuals cultivated their passions and never gave up on them. It took a few of them years to see the rewards of the flowers they were cultivating. Dreams can happen, a risk can make them bloom; but, you have to plant the seeds of your dreams and nurture them, to realize your passion. The reward is so sweet and worth all of the work you put into it.
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