The Real Winner of the Super Bowl
by Dr. Joe Vitale
www.mrfire.com
As I write this, the Super Bowl is tomorrow. To reveal
how out of touch I am, I have no idea what teams are
playing. I also didn't know the event was being held in
Houston. I also didn't know Houston now has a stadium
big enough for such a famous sports event.
Don't be too hard on me. I've been trying to forget
Houston. I lived there 23 years. During that time I
worked as a taxi driver, car salesman, reporter, truck
driver, laborer, geological technician, and even once
drove an oil delivery van.
One of my stops back then was at the Houston Oiler's
training camp, then located near the Medical Center
area of Houston. At that time I was living in one-room
out of a boarding house, a tiny room that had a
bathroom in the living room and no kitchen. The rug
had fish hooks in it from previous tenants. The shower
was rusty. I was struggling, near starving, and always
dreaming.
I told all of this to a friend of mine yesterday. He's
the one who informed me that there was indeed a Super
Bowl in Houston. I then told him about my past years in
Houston, my days of struggle and strife, and how I was
a delivery boy to the football team. I delivered oil
for them to maintain their work-out machines.
My friend was as stunned as I. Most of the time we
don't pause to reflect on where we were 20 years ago.
For me, the change is glaringly obvious and dramatic.
Today I own two homes, two cars, several computers,
have health, happiness, wealth and love, and much
more. I've got best-selling tapes and best-selling
books. I'm considered a minor celebrity online. It's
hard to believe the best-selling author who writes
these words was the same man who drove a truck to a
football camp two decades ago.
Maybe we all need to pause and appreciate our growth.
Whoever you are, wherever you are now, it is most
likely better than where you were twenty years ago. No
matter how we do it, there always tends to be an upward
move in our growth. I'm sure you can do things to slow
down your growth, but I'm not so sure you can ever stop
it. The nature of life is to grow.
I've come a long way. So have you. Despite the
set-backs, or the apparent problems or challenges, we
always grow, strengthen, and move forward.
I think the secret to creating success over time is to
always ruthlessly follow your dreams. What is in your
heart? What makes you glad to be alive? On some level,
you know the answer. You have to be strong enough to
admit it. And strong enough to pursue it. By doing so,
over time you will look back and see dramatic changes,
just as I do today.
I don't really care about the Super Bowl. That's one of
the reasons I'm successful. I'm focused. I follow my
dreams. I care about life.
Follow your dreams, too.
Then the real winner won't be the winner of the
Super Bowl, it will be YOU.
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