Weeks after I had walked on fire I was going through some really introspective stuff (Well, pretty deep for a farm boy from Lubbock, Texas).
But before I get to that, let me give you a little background first.
As some of you know, I didn’t work on my secondary education for long. In fact, it was very short. I went to college at Texas Tech for 3 days: Tuesday, Thursday and Tuesday. I call it a week and a half. My brother who has his doctorate from Texas Tech says I should call it what it really is: 3 days.
About a year later, I moved from Lubbock to Dallas.
Those were the really good days in Dallas. The TV show Dallas was in its heyday. The Dallas Cowboys had Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett, coached by the legend Tom Landry.
And, SMU had one of the best college football teams money could buy. They broke a few rules and thereafter suffered the death penalty.
The point I’m trying to make is that, for me, Dallas was absolutely crazy. Everyone wore Polo shirts and drove ‘Bimmers’ or Mercedes.
I didn’t fit in. It was really intimidating for me. I had no degree. I couldn’t get a good job. Everyone else seemed rich. It was all of that which caused me to want to walk on fire or more appropriately deal with my fears in the first place.
After walking on those red hot coals I came to one very big revelation and here it is…
“If someone else can do it, why can’t I?”
If I was willing to find a coach or mentor and commit myself to learning what I needed to learn… if I was willing to work hard… then why couldn’t I start a business? Why couldn’t I write a book? Why couldn’t I (fill in the blank). My revelation was that I could and soon after I did.
That became my mantra: “If someone else can do it, why can’t I?”
Here’s what I’m hoping you get out of this, because it’s not about me!
If you’re not living life to the fullest (whatever that means), if you’re not knocking down big doors, fully implementing your financial plan, growing a book of business, buying into your agency, then here is what I want you to do.
I want you to look around at the people who are doing it and ask the question: “If they can do it, why can’t I?”
What must I change to have what I want?
The Fire Walk was one of the best experiences of my life.
Share Your experiences that changed your life in the comment section below.
Tell me about where you are not living your life to the fullest.
