Who Packed your Parachute?
I heard a story about a war hero who did amazing things for his country. One day while having dinner, a man he didn't know came up to him and asked if he was that "famous" hero He replied yes, but how did the man know?
The man explained that he had packed the parachute used in that particular occasion.
The hero went home but was haunted by the young man's comments. Had he acknowledged this man when he passed him before? Why didn't he know who packed his parachute and prepared him for the adventure?
As I heard the story, I thought, do we acknowledge those who pack our parachute? For example, our parents who prepare us for life our assistant who prepares us for the day, the VC who took a chance and funded us , or the developer who coded that great app you sold and the list goes on.
So on this wonderful Friday, I want each of you to thank one person who 'packed your parachute'.
No Fear Friday - Take that Risk!!!
Our short and sassy Friday message is ... take that Risk!
There's no success without risk. Everything good has some risk associated with it. This does not mean you don't look and evaluate reasons you might have challenges or even small failures along the way, but plan your journey with clear goals.
Make sure you are flexible in how you solve the minimal and big challenges along the way. Don't let them derail your overall ambitions!
Learn, learn, learn!!! Each of these mistakes help you to learn.
I love Barbara Corcoran's quote: "Failure is what I'm best at." Of course, she is wildly successful because she learned from her failures!