Give It A Shot

We all need something to aim for. A target. An ideal. A goal.People spend a lot of time saying goals should be reasonable and realistic. And, most of the time, I agree.But not today. I'm only interested in dreaming big today.Because here's the problem: When we use words like "reasonable" and "realistic", what happens? We dream small. We keep our hopes in check. We barely stray out of our comfort zones. Safe ... but boring. Unexciting. Our pulses barely rise above normal.F*** normal.I'm dreaming big today.I'm tacking a new goal on the wall and I'm aiming for something more, something audacious, something I'm really scared of achieving: a higher level of aspiration, a new kind of strength. Life needs to be like that old Bon Jovi song: "It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not/We've got each other and that's a lot for love/We'll give it a shot."Pick a new goal today. Pick something you want to achieve. Scrawl it on a scrap of paper and tack it up on your wall. Write today's date on it.It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.What matters is that we work towards our goals. What matters is that we give it a shot, again and again.Plan big but start small. I'll see you at the gym.