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| From: YouTube |
After returning from my mission in Mexico, I was a walking
bag of ignorant optimism.
I was sure of what I was going to do: study
translation at BYU and play on the baseball team. In preparation for my plans,
I had applied to BYU and begun a workout program in order to get back in game
shape. In only a few short months, I was rejected by BYU and all my plans were crushed. I thought I could get a job in the translation industry and work until
I was accepted the following semester but that turned out not to be a possibility
either. It seemed like everything I wanted would not be possible for me and
caused me to doubt myself and my future.
I ended up finally finding a sales job that later would help
me make enough money to go to community college. After a couple months on the
job I was one of the top sellers and was invited to a regional seminar. During
the seminar, we watched a video that hit me like a 95 mph fastball. It was an
inspirational video from YouTube that ended up being the reason that I quit my
job and started to pursue my dreams again.
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| From: Runner's Kitchen |
“This is just a game. This is just
a waste of time. Your opponents are stronger than you.”
Drown out the voice of
uncertainty with the sound of your own heartbeat.
Burn away your self-doubt
with a fire lit beneath you.
Remember what we are
fighting for.
These words led me to tryout and make the CC team, to apply
twice more to BYU and to be admitted to the exact program I was wanting to get
into, and to believe in myself in a way that even the mission hadn’t prepared
me for. Although I didn’t climb a mountain or travel a great distance to have
my eyes opened, I experienced a moment of self-evaluation that brought me to a
belief that I am better than letting someone else decide what I can do. And I
have worked hard to embark on my own path.
I think it is a very important lesson to learn, because there are always going to be obstacles and distractions that get in the way or lead us off course. But if we fight for our goals and don't let them distract us, then in the end, everything will work out in a better way than we can even imagine.
ReplyDeleteYou remind me of Columbus. (Take that as a compliment.) We talked in class about how he had to go around to all these different kings and queens to ask for help--and got turned down by all these different kings and queens. But he didn't give up. And guess what? He sailed the ocean blue. What's cool is that your story doesn't have to end up like his. Even if you find another kink in your path down the road, the Lord will lead you where you need to go.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a great tie into the course work. I know this is my own story that were talking about but, looking at it from an outside point of view (which you provided me) allows me to see how the stories relate in a more objective way. Thank you for that comment.
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