Motivational Monday

Good day,

I hope this email finds you all well as we attack another week together in the marathon of life.  I know that many on this list are inundated with emails throughout the day at work, school, home, etc.  This is a fun email.  There isn’t a need to reply; however, there is a need for you to take time and reflect.  

Here we go with Motivational Monday #2.

I recently watched an absolutely wonderful clip on TEAM HOYT.  The team isn’t new to me as I have heard, watched, and read about them over the years.  I just always find myself coming back to them to watch the determination, motivation, heart, dedication, and overall joy in both of their eyes as they embark on a daily journey.  This inspirational and motivational story isn’t about the ‘oh, poor me’ or ‘If I could only’ attitudes.  Rather, it is about the perseverance of accomplishing goals in life.  Can’t isn’t in these two individuals vocabulary nor should it be in yours.  “If you can dream it, you can do it.”  Walt Disney

In short, the father/son team made up of Dick and Rick Hoyt is an inspirational video for all those who say that they can’t do something.  Rick (son) was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy at birth.  Doctors at that time recommended him to be institutionalized because of his minimal shot to live a normal life.  Dick and Judy (parents) refused to see his inabilities to do certain things as disabilities.  They lived an opportunistic life and as a family celebrated victory after victory such as Rick graduating from high school and later Boston University in Special Education.  The lists of accomplishments as a family are endless.  Remember, the words ‘can’t’ and ‘won’t’ didn’t exist in their vocabularies.  Today, this TEAM serves as inspiration to us to continue pushing forward in the marathon of life, running together, and seizing every opportunity. 

There are some on this list that I know will need a Kleenex. 

Challenge: I want you to go out and seize the week.  It may be excelling at something in your job, lifting weights, being a better parent, eating right, networking, being a better partner, seeking out employment, earning a solid grade, finding the perfect recruit for your team, etc.  You should wake up in the morning setting out to accomplish your goals and close your eyes knowing that you are one giant step closer to accomplishing them.  Ask yourself this week if you are closer to achieving the goals you are setting out to accomplish. 

Be well.

Respectfully,

Dus