"Will & Faith"

I was watching T.V. today (ESPN of course) and an inspirational commercial came on, I don’t know who the guy is that was speaking but he said something that has really stuck with me, he said "the only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try and the faith to believe it's possible".  Wow... isn’t that powerful, I mean that just strikes a nerve in me when I read it.  "Will" and "Faith", what more can you ask for, what more do you need?  The will to put in the work necessary and the faith to believe that your efforts will be rewarded, put both of those things together and you can be whatever you want to be in life.  

I love quotes and I love things that inspire.  I think we can find inspiration is all sorts of things and that inspiration has the power to catapult you to where ever you want to go.  My favorite quote of all time is "you are who you choose to be and in those choices you live"; this quote and the one I heard on ESPN go hand in hand.  They both speak to the power of your convections, the things you are willing to stand up for and pursue relentlessly.  Your life is your choice, your level of success is your choice, and your happiness is your choice.  It may sound cheesy and lame but it is true, we all know people who decide everyday to be in a bad mood and complain about any and everything that goes on and we all see the rewards for that type of attitude.  So it is up to us to choose differently, why not do what it takes to be successful or happy or to live the life you want to live?

I’m choosing to go get it, to go get the life I want, to put forth the will to work for what I deserve. I’m choosing to let go of the societal constraints that tell us what our realistic expectations should be. I’m choosing to believe in myself, in my god, and in the effort I put forth.  "You are who you choose to be and in those choices you live" so choose wisely my friends, your life depends on it.