Success Showdown

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From: Merina Vo
Date: Jun 19, 2006 11:40 AM

I confess, I love westerns. There is nothing like those
"Showdown" scenes where the film is shot from down low and
you see those boots moving slowly, step by step until they
come to a stop just 100 feet from the other guy.

Tumble weed blows by. The wind stirs the dust. The camera
moves up and you see fingers twitching, getting ready to
draw. You know that it is only a few moments until the good
guy lets the bad guy have it and he'll be on his way to
saving the day and setting the town free again.

All that stands in his way is this one obstacle. But that
obstacle must be put away.

What would you do in that situation? Would you save the day
and proceed to victory, or would you run and hide? Running
and hiding is tempting when you see the guy all dressed in
black, symbolizing your impending doom!

Isn't that what happens regularly though? Our journey to
success always has these "Showdowns" that we have to go
through if we are going to get there.

There are always going to be "bad guys" we have to get
through.

Let's take a look at a few:

Fear. Fear is the pre-imminent "bad guy." He keeps millions
of people from success. Here is a secret: There are times
when I am stretching myself to achieve all that I can, when
I am taking huge risks, that I wake up in the middle of the
night and I am so scared I can't sleep!

Fear will tell you anything to keep you from even trying!
But do you know what takes care of fear? Persistence. You
see, everybody has fear. The most successful people I know
have fear. But they work through it rather than give up! To
be successful you have to have and win that showdown with
fear.

Crowd mentality. I have become increasingly aware of this in
recent years. The crowd is loud. They are tenacious in
letting you know that they expect you to do things their way
or something is just not right. You know, it is the relative
who calls you a dreamer. It is the naysayers. They want you
to do what is normal.

Well friend, nobody ever got successful doing what the crowd
does. The crowd is average, that's why they're the crowd! To
be successful you have to have that showdown with the
calling of the crowd.

Hear their voices screaming, "Don't do that. Be like us,"
and win the showdown.

Doubt. Success usually takes a while. It rarely comes
overnight. And after some time, you will begin to doubt. "Am
I dreaming too big?" "Did I take a dumb risk?" "Should I
quit and go back to something safe?"

Rest assured, it will come. But this is when your vision
must be string and you must keep going. Stick with the
dream. Don't give up! Overcome your doubt and the doubts of
others! To be successful you must have that showdown with
doubt and win!

Yes, there will be many showdowns. The above are but a few,
though they are the major ones. Maybe you are experiencing
them even now. Your time has come. The old western music is
playing. Your foe dressed in black grins that devilish grin.
He thinks you can't do it. But have your showdown. Win. Then
ride off into the sunset!