THE EYE OF THE TIGER, Do You Have It?

One of my all time favorite movies is "Rocky I". 
 
As you may recall, the main character, Rocky Balboa gets a once in a lifetime 
opportunity to fight for the Heavy Weight Championship  of the world.
 
Rocky was a down and out guy working in a meat packing plant for minimum wage.
He didn't have any formal education. He had no money.  He had no real family
around him.
 
There were a whole lot of reasons why Rocky could have said to himself, "There's
no way that I can do this.  I'm just an out of shape club fighter.  I don't have
enough experience.  My trainers aren't as good as the Champ's are.
 
Rocky didn't listen to all the nay sayers. 
 
He didn't listen to the voices in his head that told him that he wasn't good enough.
He had something deep inside of himself that was stronger than the obstacles and
people who tried to keep him down.
 
Rocky had a dream and he had a vision.
 
Even though he was scared, He began to BELIEVE...and he made a COMMITMENT
to his dream inside of himself.
 
Then, he went to work. 
 
He began to take the ACTIONS necessary to move himself in the direction
of his dream. He started running and working out.  He found a gym and a trainer.
He started sparring.  He changed his diet. He was persistent.
 
He started DOING things that most people weren't willing to do, so that he
could have what most people didn't have... THE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!
 
Rocky had the "EYE OF THE TIGER"!
 
You see, his DREAM was bigger than his challenges.  He hung onto that dream when the
going got tough.  He never, ever gave up on his Dream or on Himself.  He didn't quit.
 
He did whatever it took.
 
He had a couple of other things going for himself too.  He had people in his life that
believed in him and supported him.
 
He had his girlfriend, Adrian and he had his trainers Mick and Paulie.
 
When the going got tough, and he felt like quitting, his support team encouraged him
and sometimes challenged him.  They held him Accountable to his dream and his commitment.
But, in those moments of doubt or fear, HE had to make the decision to keep going.
 
They had a dream.  They stepped out in faith with commitment without any guarantee
of success.  They knew if it was to be, it was up to them.  They believed in each other.
 
What have you done with your dream? 
 

Are you still sitting on the fence and kicking tires, hoping for the "sure thing" to come along?
Are you waiting until you have enough money, or enough time, or enough whatever (you fill in the blank)?

 
How's that working out for you?  Isn’t it time that you took action to make your dream a reality?
 
Do You still have the "Eye of the Tiger" inside of you?
 
We all do, but you have to trust it and believe in yourself!  No one is going to do
this for you. Just like Rocky, it all starts with a dream. 
 
Then you need to commit to that dream.  Anything worthwhile takes a commitment,
hard work, persistence and support.
 
I can't do anything about your commitment and I don't know if you are willing to
work hard, be willing to try new things, and be teachable, but I can promise you this.....
 
That you can Be, Do, and Have anything that you set your mind to and are willing to absolutely commit to. But, the bottom line is…..
 
If it's to be, it's up to YOU!
 
What are you waiting for?  Grab hold of your dream, Remember,  nothing happens until something moves! There are no coincidences in life, there is a reason that you’re reading this right now.
 
Take an ACTION today to move yourself closer to your dream. 
 
Don't keep sitting on the sidelines waiting for the perfect situation.  It doesn't exist until you
make it happen. The Best is Yet to Come for you. 
 
I want to leave you with an inspiring short video clip of the "Eye of the Tiger" music.  This one is sung by some school children. 
 
You can see the dreams starting to form in some of their eyes
.
Here it is:  EYE OF THE TIGER VIDEO  
 
I hope you enjoy it my friend.
 
Here’s to YOUR dreams and YOUR success,
 
Jerry