Dream big and never stop!

I often wonder how people get the breaks in life. You may know what I'm talking about. Growing up I had the pleasure of hanging out with a good friend, Johnny Ace Palmer. Johnny has never worked a REAL job in his life. He has never thrown boxes at a distribution center or waited on people at a retail store. Johnny has never had to get up at 3:00am in the morning to make the donuts or wash cars for a living. You see, Johnny is a magician. He always has been and always will be. Johnny knew from a very young age what he wanted to be a pursued that his whole life. I don't know if Johnny has ever questioned that decision but I doubt it. Johnny is doing what he always desired. He's doing what he loves. He always has and, chances are pretty good, he always will.

Then there's Jeff Dunham. I'm not sure if Jeff has actually ever worked a REAL job but I am pretty sure he hasn't. Jeff has been talking to himself for, well pretty much his whole life, and been getting payed to do it. Jeff, like Johnny, has always been and always will be a professional ventriloquist. He's doing what he loves and I'll betcha 10 to 1 he has never woken up and said, "Man, I hate what I do. I need to go find a REAL job."

I remember when I was in Amway we used to begin our meetings getting people dreaming and we would ask the question, "If time and money were no object, what would you do? What car would you drive? What house would you live in? What would you do every day of your life?" It was great to dream. To take some time to say, "What if....." You know why I admire Jeff and Johnny? Because they dreamed when they were young and never lost track of their goal. I don't think Johnny ever expected to be a featured performer every year at the Magic Castle and I'll also bet that Jeff never expected to have 3 specials airing on TV and becoming the next ventriloquist icon. But one thing they did do is chase their dream. They knew what they wanted to do and worked hard to become what they are today.

What is your passion? What do you want to do? What if time and money were no object? What would you do for a living? Ask yourself this question, chase your dream and never falter from it and you too may become the next Jeff Dunham or Johnny Ace Palmer in your field.