Make It Happen, Watch It Happen or Wonder What Happened by Gerri Brousseau

            I have come to the realization that there are three types of people in life, the"Make It Happen" people, the "Watch It Happen" type and the "Wonder What Happened" group.

            Mr. "Make It Happen" has a dream. He knows what he wants to accomplish and where he wants to end up in life. He works daily in the direction of his goal.  Mr. Make It Happen knows that the thing he focuses on the most will be drawn into his life. He sees himself living his

dream and draws it to him.  Mr. Make It Happen seeks out like minded people and asks questions, picks their brain for ways to achieve his goal.  He has faith in his ability. Yes, he fears stepping out and taking a chance, but his dream is greater than his fear so he takes a step of faith.  If any of you have ever seen "Indian Jones And The Last Crusade" you may recall the scene where "Indie" stands at the precipice of a great cavern.  He sees nothing but a bottomless pit before him.  The path he must follow continues on the other side of the gaping cavern, but the gap is a much greater distance than he could ever leap.  His father is dying and Indie must get to the Holy Grail to save him.  Failure is not an option.  The dream or goal in his case is much greater than his fear and so Indie steps out and lo and behold, there was a path there all along, one he simply could not see.  Life is much the same.  Mr. Make It Happen realized his dream is greater than his fear and although he does not see the path, he is taking the steps forward toward his goal.  He is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his dream.  Mr. Make It Happen will see his dream realized.

 Like Mr. Make It Happen, Mr. Watch It Happen also has a dream.  He knows what he wants to achieve and where he would like to end up in life.  Mr. Watch It Happen will occasionally put aside his TV time to work toward his dream.  Like Mr. Make It Happen, he also has the fear of stepping out and taking a chance, but unlike him, Mr. Watch It Happen focuses on his fears and thus empowers them until his fears grow larger than his dream.  He decides rather than place himself at risk for failure, he will sit on the sideline of life and do nothing for a while but watch and see what happens.  Mr. Watch It Happen does not realize that by focusing on his fear of failing, he is drawing failure to him.  Mr. Watch It Happen will not see his dream realized until he finds a way to change his thinking.  Unless he can tap into that power and diminish his fears, he will remain on the sidelines of life watching everyone on the playing field realize their dreams and wonder why it's not him.

            Now we find Mr. Wonder What Happened.  Unlike the others, Mr. Wonder What Happened floats through life with no dream or goal.   He is much like a rudderless ship sailing in a current, going wherever life takes him.  He's happy in his own little world and doesn't realize he has the power to be whatever he dreams he can be.  Mr. Wonder What Happened has no idea there is a playing field, let alone that he can be on it striving to achieve a dream.  With no direction he ambles through life thinking Mr. Make It Happen is so lucky and wonders why something wonderful never happens to him.

            I ask you which group you fall under.  If you are not making it happen, realize by simply changing what you focus on, you can have it all.  I encourage you to take that first step and much like Indiana Jones, I'm sure you will begin to see the path laid out before you.  Remember, life is a journey and a journey begins by taking the first step.

Gerri Brousseau

 

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