Truth or Dare!

Happy Monday!    Just 3 Days until 2015.    Are you excited?  Does the ushering of a New Year bring hope and renewed aspiration?    It should.     There is something about getting to wipe the slate clean that absolves people of the things they didn't do in the current year and that they can start afresh in the coming one. It's kind of like "kicking the can down the road"...except with champagne and parties! Hey, I am not being cynical  or pessimistic.  Quite the opposite.  It's just that my recent milestone of turning 50 has made me ultra sensitive to time and accomplishment.  As much I would like to say I completed in 2014, there were a lot of things I left undone.  My suspiscion is you have some things you didn't do in 2014, either.  Before we beat each other up, let's play a game. Truth or Dare.    I will break from the tradition of the game and not require that you tell me The Truth, but that you are honest with yourself about your unrealized goals.  Ask yourself 3 questions;   Did I do everything possible to accomplish this goal?  Am I still committed to this goal?  What am I going to do different about this goal in 2015? Again, breaking from the tradition of the game, I am not letting you off the hook just because you told The Truth!  I now want you to take The Dare.  1. I Dare You to believe at a higher level about your goal!  Not only see it as possible, but see it as already done.  Supreme faith always sees things in "the NOW"!  Flood your mind with positive images of completion, achievement and enjoyment.    2. I Dare You to do something radical toward the achievement of your goal!  For a moment, suspend the intellect - it always wants to take the "safe road".  Let your instincts have a shot at guiding you.  It is probably telling you to do something you have never done before. Go bananas...do it!   3. I Dare You to throw everything you have at your goal!  You don't have to be 50 to understand that time is precious.  Don't waste it by giving half-hearted efforts to the things that should matter most.  If you are not 110% committed, then maybe you should let it go and move on.  Still want it?  Then you will have to do the work, pay the price, and give all that you have!  It will be worth it!   I am not waiting for Thursday to play Truth or Dare...I am playing today.  Right now.  I am doing what I am asking you to do.  Is it scary?  Of course it is.  That is why people live in their Comfort Zones...to be comfortable.   Get out of the zone...time to play...    Truth or Dare!   Until tomorrow, I wish you Money, Power, Success!