What's Best?

What's Best?

I’ve heard Jim Carrey talk about his dad a few times. According to him, his father was a FUN-LOVING, GOOFY character, whom Jim had a tremendous amount of respect for.

At the same time, Jim recounts how his dad GAVE UP on his dream of being a musician in lieu of taking on a “SAFE” job at a factory as an accountant.

After years of service, he was laid off without a second thought and he was left feeling dejected, and frustrated, with no new job prospects. It’s in the light of this story, that I’ve heard Jim say:

“YOU CAN FAIL JUST AS EASILY AT THE THINGS YOU DON’T WANT, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO AFTER THE THINGS YOU DO WANT”

I feel like this quote doesn’t require much explanation. Our life is the SUM of all of our ACTIONS, and no matter how hard we work, we always have the prospect of SUCCESS and the prospect of FAILURE.

So, if both options are available at any given time, why not go after what we LOVE and truly want?

Who's with me here?!?

What do you TRULY WANT in your life?
What’s the worst that could happen if you SHOT FOR THE STARS AND MISSED?
Is there a SMALL STEP (no matter how seemingly insignificant), that you can take today to move you towards that end?

Since this edition is jam packed with questions, I guess I’ll wrap up with one last little question for your pontification…

In the end, what’s the bigger loss, playing small and failing with regret, or going BIG and failing with absolute GUSTO?


Sam Basel

Expert Luxury Real Estate Specialist in Estes Park | eXp ICON holder | Transforming Houses into Dream Homes | Helping People Make Wise Real Estate Decisions

6 个月

What a compelling message! It's true, playing it safe doesn’t always guarantee happiness or security. Better to give it our all and see where it leads.

要查看或添加评论,请登录

Dan Gomer的更多文章

  • Finding Common Ground

    Finding Common Ground

    Given our current political climate, I thought I’d go back into the vaults and re-create this little gem from a few…

  • Imperfect Progress: The Key to Improvement

    Imperfect Progress: The Key to Improvement

    Some people might suggest that the best way to build a plane is to do it while it’s on the ground. Me, on the other…

  • Lead to Succeed: Top 5 Must-Read Books for Every Leader

    Lead to Succeed: Top 5 Must-Read Books for Every Leader

    I hope you've had a chance to watch some of my Leadership Videos by now. As I’ve emphasized, continuous learning is…

    1 条评论
  • The Tale Is in the Journey: Climbing 14er's and Life Lessons

    The Tale Is in the Journey: Climbing 14er's and Life Lessons

    Some of you know that I enjoy climbing 14er’s. While I haven’t climbed all 58 of them, I have climbed quite a few.

  • Momentum Boost

    Momentum Boost

    Have you ever woken up and felt like there wasn’t enough hours in the day? Ok, dumb question… That’s the American way!…

  • Do you consider yourself a leader?

    Do you consider yourself a leader?

    For the longest time, I didn’t consider myself a leader, but as time has gone on, I’ve learned something. IT DOESN’T…

    1 条评论
  • Routine Wins

    Routine Wins

    I know I’m dating myself with today’s email, but I can’t help sharing! If you ask me, one of the most quotable movies…

    5 条评论
  • Universal Perspective

    Universal Perspective

    Hi, The other day, Neil deGrasse Tyson posted a picture (that he took) of the Andromeda galaxy (which in and of itself…

  • It's a Puzzle to Me....

    It's a Puzzle to Me....

    I was working on a puzzle I received at our team holiday party last week, and it’s a bit of a doozy. WHY WOULD THEY…

  • The Greatest Investment

    The Greatest Investment

    I’ve been feeling a bit UN-GROUNDED lately. Just not connected to myself, my business, or my vision.

    4 条评论

社区洞察

其他会员也浏览了