As I am sitting here thinking of the next Restart Your Life seminar, I started thinking of all the obstacles one faces when starting something new or dramatically changing the old. Sometimes we make good decisions, sometimes we make bad decisions. We then usually start doubting ourselves. “I shouldn’t have done that.” “I wish I could go back in time and change that.” “I was so stupid. I wish I knew then what I do now, so I wouldn’t have made that mistake.” How many of you reading this blog have you had these or similar thoughts? Admit it. We all do. Especially when things haven’t turned out the way we would have liked them to.
But if we did get a chance to do it over again, would we do it? Should we do it? Ask any person who has achieved something great whether they would have changed their obstacles. What do you think their answer might be? I am reminded of one of my favorite Star Trek episodes (Yes, I am a trekkie…I admit it!), where Captain Picard (Aha! You thought I was going to say Captain Kirk, didn’t you? Yes I grew up with Star Trek: The Next Generation and not the original one) gets a chance to do just that. In movies, you have the poetic license to go back in time. The story goes that as a young Starfleet academy student, Picard was a brash young man who would get into all sorts of trouble. In fact, he picked a fight with an alien twice his size in a bar-room brawl, where the alien throws his spear at Picard, piercing his chest and his heart. As a result, Picard gets an artificial heart. For those who are familiar with the Start Trek characters, a Godlike character by the name of Q gives him a chance to go back and correct one thing he regrets doing in his life. So Picard goes back and does not pick a fight with the alien. However, as a result, in this alternate scenario, he no longer is the Captain of the Enterprise. He tries to find out what he can do to become captain, and he is told that even though he is a hard-working person, he always plays it safe and never takes any chances. In order to become an officer, and certainly to become a captain, he needs to not be afraid of taking chances. Picard realizes that he is who he is because of all that he has done in the past. If you want to know how the episode ends…well…go rent the show.
You might say, well, that is the movies. So, let’s ask Lance Armstrong. He developed cancer. It was only after he was able to beat cancer that he went on to win the Tour de France, the most grueling and punishing bicycle racing sport, not once but seven times. Do you think he would want to go back and change the fact that he developed cancer? Ask many other countless achievers the same question. So I ask you again, if you had to do it over again, would you? Or would you change it? You are who you are as a result of the actions you have taken in your past. You would not have come to the realization unless you had experienced what you have experienced. Failure is as important a stepping stone to your success as success is. Obstacles are the necessary ingredients for growth. You are who you are as a result of your actions: the good, the bad and definitely the ugly. Ask Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. It is said that he tried 6000 times to invent the light bulb before he was successful. He said that he did not fail 6000 times, but the invention of the light bulb was a 6000-step process.
So, What’s stopping you? Your past failures? Have you been told to stop dreaming and live in the “real world?” Have you been stopped by obstacles? Do you want to restart your life? Are you ready for it? Come and find out what stops you and how to overcome these obstacles. Come and join me this Saturday, May 14 for 2 hours that can dramatically change your life. It’s time to Restart Your Life the right way.
RESTART YOUR LIFE seminar
Saturday, May 14th at 9 AM (doors open at 8:30 AM)
Olympic Collections Conference Center
11301 Olympic Boulevard
FREE! (plus be automatically entered to win an Apple iPad 2!)
Overcoming Obstacles
by Dr. Ravinder Singh
As I am sitting here thinking of the next Restart Your Life seminar, I started thinking of all the obstacles
one faces when starting something new or dramatically changing the old. Sometimes we make good decisions, sometimes we make bad decisions. We then usually start doubting ourselves. “I shouldn’t have done that.” “I wish I could go back in time and change that.” “I was so stupid. I wish I knew then what I do now, so I wouldn’t have made that mistake.” How many of you reading this blog have you had these or similar thoughts? Admit it. We all do. Especially when things haven’t turned out the way we would have liked them to.
But if we did get a chance to do it over again, would we do it? Should we do it? Ask any person who has achieved something great whether they would have changed their obstacles. What do you think their answer might be? I am reminded of one of my favorite Star Trek episodes (Yes, I am a trekkie…I admit it!), where Captain Picard (Aha! You thought I was going to say Captain Kirk, didn’t you? Yes I grew up with Star Trek: The Next Generation and not the original one) gets a chance to do just that. In movies, you have the poetic license to go back in time. The story goes that as a young Starfleet academy student, Picard was a brash young man who would get into all sorts of trouble. In fact, he picked a fight with an alien twice his size in a bar-room brawl, where the alien throws his spear at Picard, piercing his chest and his heart. As a result, Picard gets an artificial heart. For those who are familiar with the Start Trek characters, a Godlike character by the name of Q gives him a chance to go back and correct one thing he regrets doing in his life. So Picard goes back and does not pick a fight with the alien. However, as a result, in this alternate scenario, he no longer is the Captain of the Enterprise. He tries to find out what he can do to become captain, and he is told that even though he is a hard-working person, he always plays it safe and never takes any chances. In order to become an officer, and certainly to become a captain, he needs to not be afraid of taking chances. Picard realizes that he is who he is because of all that he has done in the past. If you want to know how the episode ends…well…go rent the show.
You might say, well, that is the movies. So, let’s ask Lance Armstrong. He developed cancer. It was only after he was able to beat cancer that he went on to win the Tour de France, the most grueling and punishing bicycle racing sport, not once but seven times. Do you think he would want to go back and change the fact that he developed cancer? Ask many other countless achievers the same question. So I ask you again, if you had to do it over again, would you? Or would you change it? You are who you are as a result of the actions you have taken in your past. You would not have come to the realization unless you had experienced what you have experienced. Failure is as important a stepping stone to your success as success is. Obstacles are the necessary ingredients for growth. You are who you are as a result of your actions: the good, the bad and definitely the ugly. Ask Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. It is said that he tried 6000 times to invent the light bulb before he was successful. He said that he did not fail 6000 times, but the invention of the light bulb was a 6000-step process.
So, What’s stopping you? Your past failures? Have you been told to stop dreaming and live in the “real world?” Have you been stopped by obstacles? Do you want to restart your life? Are you ready for it? Come and find out what stops you and how to overcome these obstacles. Come and join me this Saturday, May 14 for 2 hours that can dramatically change your life. It’s time to Restart Your Life the right way.
RESTART YOUR LIFE seminar
Saturday, May 14th at 9 AM (doors open at 8:30 AM)
Olympic Collections Conference Center
11301 Olympic Boulevard
FREE! (plus be automatically entered to win an Apple iPad 2!)