It’s incredible what human beings are capable of when our back is against the wall, one of these individuals was Steve Callahan who survived 76 days adrift in the ocean with hardly any supplies…
As Human beings we are capable of creating, great, and wonderous miracles. Why is it so often then that people live lackluster quiet lives?
Have you ever began to wonder what makes people get real results in their lives? More often than not, it is desperation, when they see that the only way out of that trial is through it, they begin to work hard.
There is an excellent book called Deep Survival that has a lot of great stories in it about wilderness survival. You may be thinking, I don’t even like the wilderness, why should I care? Interestingly enough you can actually learn a great deal from these experiences.
When these people are in the middle of nowhere because of a disaster, they have to quickly accept their situation. Once they have accepted the possibility of dying and realize that it could happen, they start working hard so it doesn’t. One of the survivors from one of these stories states “Time stolen is much better than time given”. These individuals fight against all odds to survive.
One of these stories is about Steve Callahan. Steve’s boat got hit by a whale in the middle of the ocean causing it to break. He said to himself, “Don’t cry now, don’t break, be a man of action; a man of action does whatever he must, isn’t afraid and doesn’t worry. He said he met adversity head on, and used all of his energy on being positive and forward motion, and constantly would say “I want to live, to live, to live.” He ended up surviving 76 days in the ocean until he was rescued in his 6 person life raft. Once he realized that no one was coming to save him he manned up. He spoke strongly to himself. We must do the same.
We need to realize that our challenges are not that much different than his. If we don’t stay positive, and in control, our whole life can begin to spin out of control. It is up to us to be agents and act and not to be acted upon. We do not wait for things to happen to us, we take control and we take action after what we want.
Once we realize that no one is coming to save us, we put on our big person pants and get to work. If you are in a bad situation right now, then put on your big person pants and get to work. Work will solve many of your problems. It will provide you a sense of purpose, it will provide you a sense of self worth. Even if you don’t have a job, go do some sort of service and it will provide you with that good feeling inside. Work always begets more work.
So realize right now that it is up to you to start digging down deep and realize that you are your only hope. You are completely capable of saving yourself from any given situation. So start taking consistent and daily action and get yourself back into the mode of creating the life that you want. If you need help finding that path in business or life contact me for an exploratory coaching experience.
Remember You’re okay, start doing what’s possible in Your life and you will create miracles!