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Have you ever done something just because you would like to tell people about it? One of my decisions in life was that I would live the kind of life that when I have grand children they will be captivated by my life and will want to hear over and over again. But this means I have to live an exciting life. I love new challenges, I love being part of a story, I love creating the stories for others to be part of!
Everyone wants to be part of a story. Why is it that when a World Cup is won in football, soccer, rugby, or when the Olympic team returns home thousands of people come to greet them at the airport. You can watch video clips of these teams arriving home to cheering, singing, dancing, people so happy to be at the airport. They don’t care about the weather, the distance they have to travel, they just want to be part of the story! Why? The game is over, the trophy is won, but they still want to be involved.
What story are you creating? Is your story for you, and only you? There is a great book/movie called Scrooge. Remember it? All about the nasty old man at Christmas. Does your story encompass your family and friends? This is where most people live their life and it is a great place to be! There are a very few number of people in life that make the decision to become part of a great story. The decide to impact strangers in their story. They help, teach, train and inspire others to be able to live a better life. You need to make a decision to live this kind of life! It won’t just happen, it takes action.
John Stephen Akhwari. Recognize the name? He is an Olympic marathon runner who ran in 1968. If you Google ‘marathon winners 1968s’ you won’t find him. Why? Because he didn’t win, in fact, he lost, and badly. I put ‘Olympics 1968 marathon’ into Google. The first result- John Stephen Akhwari. Why is it that the world remembers this man, who lost so badly, more than they remember the winner? Well, it’s because of his story. He fell during the race. He injured himself, yet this Tanzanian kept running! The race had finished, the crowds had mostly disappeared. Only a few people remained and cheered as he finished. It was clear that he had no chance of winning, he limped across a finish line and a reporter asked why he had not given up. Looking confused he replied, “My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish.”
This man’s commitment to finish the race has made him famous. It didn’t even cross his mind to give up. His story is phenomenal. Those that stayed to cheer as he came in are part of that story. They were impacted by his commitment.
I challenge you today to go and create your story. Go and live your dreams and don’t give up. It may look fruitless, but if you even live half of your dream rather than none of it- don’t you think your life would have a huge impact and be even more worth living?
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Stories attract people to you. A boring teacher can grab the attention of his students by telling a story.
This is an interesting article because it makes me ponder what kind of a story am I producing. More important though, what kind of a story am I capable of?
The book Think and Grow Rich, in my opinion, is a masterpiece “how to” for developing a great personal story. Bob Proctor has worn out his copy of Think and Grow Rich, and he has a wonderful story.
Thanks for a great post!
Stephen Bolin
Online Business and Marketing Coach
Hi Rich. I really enjoyed reading your post. This is great work, as I’ve come to expect from you…
I agree with Stephen on Think & Grow Rich. A quote form the book that I posted on my facebook yesterday is very relevant to this story, and means a great deal to me.
“Remember that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they ‘arrive’. The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their ‘other selves’.
Thank you for the inspiration, Rich.
Scott Blasczyk
Success Mentor
Great post Richard, inspiration and determination are attributes to strive for. People that have everything given to them miss out on a purpose driven life. Never accomplishing a goal. Nothing to look forward to except the next check. I wonder if they feel that their life is full, I’ll bet not.
Steven Hippe
Personalized Attraction Marketing
Richard, That was great post. I do remember The runner in the Olympics I was eleven. The problem with most people is they give up to easily and they never finish.
Rich,
This very amazing and inspiring. We are all hear to create “something”; figuring that out is the hard thing. Once you figure it out, then you have to make the commitment to do whatever it takes to achieve it!
Very well said, Rich!
You are a great leader.
Andie Petoskey
Success Coach
Wonderful Post Richard,
We get so caught up in the “now” that we sometimes forget to see the big picture.
Stephen said it best “what kind of a story am I capable of? definitely makes you sit back and ponder “what kind of memories do I want to create” for my children to repeat to their children.
Keep to your promises and your life will unfold before your eyes
Dale
Thank you for the enlightening article.
Very inspiring article Rich! It’s worth us remembering that that just as a writer can create any story so we can do that with our lives. We hold the pen (or control the keyboard – for a modern day update) and it’s all up to us.
~ Marcus Baker ~
Online Business Coach
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This post has caused me to rethink my life and put my today into perspective.
Thanks Rich.
Hi Alfred! Thanks for the comment. I really hope that you can write the story that gives you the most in life!