Be
a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself, not on others. Listen to your heart,
not to the crowd. - Nishan Panwar
Sometimes
you've just got to listen to yourself and be okay with nobody else
understanding. - Unknown quotes
Sometimes
we don’t need advice. We just need
somebody to listen. – iliketoquote.com
Think
big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small. – Time Ferriss
We are almost two months into 2018 and I hope you
are as strong, passionate and determined about accomplishing your dreams as
Monty Roberts was about accomplishing his dream. If you have never heard of Monty Roberts, let
me tell you about him.
Monty
was born in Salinas, California to Marvin Roberts, who was a horse trainer and
authored the book Horse and Horseman
Training in 1957. Monty won his
first rodeo trophy at age four. While
attending college at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis
Obispo, he won 2 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association National Championships. Today,
Monty Roberts owns a 154-acre ranch in Solvang, California that is home to
thoroughbred racehorses and where he teaches his Join-Up method for training
horses. His horse training methods were
the inspiration for the Robert Redford movie “The Horse Whisper”.
However, none of this would
have occurred if he listened to his high school teacher. Monty was given the assignment to write what
he wanted to do when he grew up. He
dreamed big and said he wanted to own a ranch and raise thoroughbred
racehorses. The teacher gave him an “F”
and told him that his dream was unrealistic for someone who was currently
living in the back of a pickup truck. The
teacher told Monty he would never make his dream into reality and gave him the
opportunity to rewrite his paper to receive a higher grade. Monty Roberts said:
You
keep your F; I’m keeping my dream.
Challenge: Have you ever had anyone tell you that your
dreams were impossible and that it was never going to happen? What did you do about it?
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