How to Defy the Odds in Business — and Live a Life of “Miracles”
After spending a few weeks with my parents over the holidays, I realize just how much my dad has (unknowingly) taught me about being unstoppable.
Over the past 15 years, he’s been given 2 (count ‘em: 2) death sentences by smart, well-meaning doctors.
(He’s still around to tell the tale. )
So HOW is someone given 3 months to live . . . TWICE? And what in the world does this have to do with running a business?
It’s because my dad is a Flying Pig.
A big fat, pink, wing-sproutin’, flying oinker . . .
Meaning: He’s a walking, talking M-I-R-A-C-L-E . . . (or so it seems.)
To mere mortals, his life looks like an impossibility – something you can’t comprehend, can’t duplicate, can’t fathom with the naked eye.
When my dad was diagnosed with the WORST brain tumor you can have, not 1 single doctor in the country would operate.
They had their bummer beliefs, and they were stickin’ to them.
But my dad is a very odd creature. And no matter what life brings, and no matter what anyone else says, he makes up his own mind. He follows his own intuition.
He believed he would live. No…actually… he EXPECTED to live! And he crafted his own plan to nip that cancerous shit in the bud.
- He designed his own visualization tape that he listened to 8x a day.
- He avoided ALL stress, negativity and downer energy.
- He added in as much laughter as possible ( in the history of all mankind, no household has ever witnessed so many re-runs of the “Three Stooges“.)
And while others with the same diagnosis were unfortunately dying left and right, for some reason dad kept moving forward – assuming the cancer was gone.
And when the same “terminal” tumor appeared AGAIN 12+ years later? Well, he approached things with that same unstoppable attitude. (And that was many, many years ago . . . )
But miracles like this aren’t “magic” (even if they appear that way). They’re just those wild-n-wacky things that happen to people who believe in the unbelievable.
If you start to look around, you’ve probably met a flying pig or two along the way – people who defy the odds, swim upstream, and go against the grain. Adventurers, trailblazers, inventors and dreamers.
And if you’re reading this right now, you’ve probably got a set of wings yourself (whether you’ve ever used them to fly, or not).
Let’s face the facts: deep down you’re a flying pig, too. A pretty pink piggie with a curly-Q tail . . . Able to soar and swirl and snort high above the Earth. Able to live a life that looks like it leapt right off the pages of a fairy tale novel.
The sad thing is: most of us “closet pigs” have forgotten we can can fly.
What a bummer.
So it’s time to shake out those wings, and shake up what you believe is possible.
Just because other humans haven’t done something before, don’t mean squat.
YOU get to decide what’s doable, and what’s not. (Never leave that decision to other humans –– no matter how well intentioned –– unless you want to be miserable on purpose. )
As the world changes at a faster and faster pace – the ONLY way to truly stay ahead of the curve and thrive is to listen to your gut, follow your inner knowing, and go where no woman has gone before.
While that may sound scary, it’s actually the only safe place to be. The only place where Source can carry you. Guide you. Support you. Rock your miraculous world!
Basically, it’s time to be a LEADER, not a follower.
And this is especially true for your business…
If you follow what others are doing, your actions are outdated before they even get started. You end up doing the same ol’ crusty thing – and the impact equals = a dried up, typical, boooooooring, vanilla, ho-hum, Shnoozerville approach. . . . And that’s a gosh-darn waste of a 1-of-a-kind, divinely-designed woman like yourself!
You have to constantly pave new ground. Step into new territory. Get REALLY good at being downright uncomfortable. And most importantly, follow your inner GPS no matter where it leads.
It’s the only trustworthy place in this big old wild world.
And while that can sound lonely, scary, and stressful to some — it’s actually the sweet secret place where you excavate diamonds. You unearth hidden treasures. And you pave the way for others that will follow.
It’s time to USE life’s many miracles as proof that you too can do it. Whatever your “it” is.
You just have to be brave enough not to give a rat’s arse about what others think. Beat your own drum. Follow your own lead . . . And to heck with the rest of us!
It’s time to wake up every day, get a nice running leap, and hurl your fat, pink, porky tush right up into the air.
Because deep down inside you ARE a Flying Pig, too.
One big, gorgeous, grinning miracle with boobs.
And your life is whatever you believe it to be. (So for the love of all that’s Holy, PLEEEESE start thinking bigger!)
Take a deep snort, curl up your tail, flap those wings and get FLYING already — There’s lots of cute little oinkers waiting for YOU to be their inspiration to soar.
I’ll see you in the clouds . . .
Oink! Oink!
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