I once had a business associate of mine who was diagnosed with cancer.  Not just cancer but terminal cancer and given only a few months to live.  Can you imagine getting this kind of news?  Now imagine getting this kind of news in your early twenties.  Seemingly your entire life ahead of you and you find out that it is going to be cut short in only a few months.

This guy who we will call Rick was devastated along with his family and friends.  While contemplating what he would do next in the treatment process, he was standing on the beach and watching the waves come it and break at the shore line.  Rick started picturing the waves coming in as representing the days of his life. 

Each wave following another followed by another, just like the days of our lives.   Like the waves, each day of our life comes and goes without approval or input from us.  Each day ends whether or not we accomplished our daily goals or not.  There is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do to stop the days from coming and then eventually from going.  We are mere mortals and thus completely powerless to control in any way a process that has been occurring for millions of years, and one which will continue to occur long after we are gone from this world.

Now Rick stood there and wondered how many waves his life had left.  He felt cheated because he was so young and had yet to accomplish anything in life that he had hoped to.  Now Rick was a fighter and refused to allow cancer to prematurely end his life.  He fought on and beat the disease.  From this experience, he was inspired to start his own business and become one of the most successful people I know.  

Now this story isn't about Rick's story of survival in the face of what seemed like insurmountable odds, although that is certainly a very inspiring story.  What you should ask yourself is how many waves do you have left?  Nobody can answer that question with any certainty but I can say with confidence that it's a finite number.

If your life isn't what you would like it to be, NOW is the time to do something about it.  Waiting for tomorrow to do something is, well, it's foolish.  

How many waves are you going to sit back and watch come in before you decide to jump into the water?  Don't be like most people who look back on a life unfulfilled and ask what if.  What if I had done something about my situation before it was too late?  What if I had taken a chance?  Sure, you could fail but if you do nothing, you WILL fail.  

Yours in Success,

Dennis
  
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