HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I hope you are off to a fantastic start! May 2019 be filled with happiness, success, and good health for you and your loved ones.
My family and I were watching a documentary called “The Last Man on the Moon” and there were a few quotes that struck me as incredibly insightful, beautiful, and inspiring, and I want to share them with you.
Gene Cernan, the astronaut protagonist, was remembering his time as a pilot in the U.S. Navy, when the space program was just starting. He was asked (informally) if he’d like to be a part of it. He thought to himself, “I’d love to do it, just give me the chance.” However, his internal hesitation came up immediately and he thought, “But by the time I get good enough, by the time I get qualified, by the time I meet all the requirements, there won’t be anything left to do. All the pioneering will be over.” And, at the end of his life, reflecting on his deeds and accomplishments, he emphatically stated: “Don’t ever shortchange yourself, you never, ever, know what fate has in store.”
After that, the documentary continued narrating and showing Cernan’s life. Once again, there was a scene where he’s looking back at his life, and says, “Don’t ever count yourself out, you’ll never know how good you are unless you try.” Then he encourages us to act:
“Dream the impossible and go out and make it happen. I walked on the moon, what can’t you do?”
With this in mind, my wish for you this year is that you get the chance to do something that you love. And if your internal hesitation pops up, don’t pay attention to it. Keep going because you never, ever, know what fate has in store for you. Give yourself the gift of trying, so that you can find out how good you are. Take action on your dreams and go out and make them happen.
Remember that you have to do something you’ve never done to get something you’ve never got.
I’m immensely grateful to you for being one of my wonderful Gurupies—a member of the EntreGurus family—and I’m cheering for you and wishing you a wonderful 2019.
What can’t you do this year? Imagine the possibilities!
With much love,
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