‘Yes versatility! One of many admirable qualities you possess, but your courage of conviction stands alone as a refined strength!’ Written by Paul Stead in an email to Peter G. James Sinclair
It is not my habit to share such intimate details with my readers, but I felt that the above statement could be something that could be of benefit to you. To receive such a comment from someone who had a profound impact on my life as a young man was both humbling and an honour.
In my mid-twenties my life’s direction took a major shift when my brand new wife and I opened our home to receive my cousin Paul’s family of five, which included three young children. To say that our life was turned upside down, or right side up as it were at the time, is an understatement.
To the horror of my close family we had done something totally unconventional and unthinkable. But at that time, my wife and I knew that it was the right thing to do.
It was during this period of my life that the ‘courage of conviction’ was firmly entrenched in my being.
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I was challenged recently to dust off some old dreams that I had allowed to grow stale and rusty from lack of use.
It’s so exciting to dig them up again. It’s like being an archaeologist stumbling across an ancient relic and a new dig. For the old adage is true – where there is still life there is always hope.
It is never too late to refresh an old dream, to dust it off and go again. You simply need to relook at it with new eyes and renewed enthusiasm that is fired by your original vision.
So what dreams have you packed away in a box, stuffed in the attic or stored away in the garage?
It’s never too late to go again. You’re never too old to dream ridiculously outrageous dreams.
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Persistence paves the pathway to a productive life. Without it you will never proceed beyond the highway called mediocrity. For the path of the persistent is only for the few, whereas mediocrity highway is traveled by many. But they who travel that way will never reach the mountain top and never experience the exhilaration of standing on top of Mount Vision and Mount Destiny.
However, the road of persistence can at times turn into a track and can even in some places disappear before your very eyes. And it is at that point that you must look up beyond the jungle that lies before you and see your mountain top destination.
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Courage is not the absence of fear and is not formed in the land of ease.
Courage is formed on the battlefield of life. It is the outworking of faith in the lives of those who dare to step out of the lounge called comfortable and onto the field called uncomfortable.
A courageous champion is one who steps forth while the butterflies are still flying into formation. Courage is demonstrated by those who could possibly fail in the pursuit of victory. And yet they are wise enough in their preparation, diligent in their research, and even have a plan B just in case their first plan falters. They wisely position themselves to win. Courageous champions are not courageous fools.
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