
Fleshy dangles are not what I am talking about here. Or am I? You learn things from your friends and associates in life. Aaron Hiester told me a while ago that he tries to do something that scares him everyday. And experience tells me that every time I put my own balls on the line I always seem to come out ahead and feel great I at least tried. Think of when you have to give a big presentation, take a test, enter a game, leaving a job, starting a company, getting up the nerve to talk to someone at a conference, asking someone out on a date and even just talking to that person for the first time. Those fight or flight genes come into play make you stop and think. Every time I went ahead and fought the results were good sometimes even great. Every time I left or didn't do it I regretted it.
Secret of life according to Paulo Coelho in The Alchemist is to fall down seven times and get up eight times.
Have you done anything that scared you lately? Something you want to try?
For me. Public speaking scares the poop out of me but every time I have done it it turned out fine. I have been thinking of trying stand up comedy the ultimate test of balls I think. (Besides the picture above) I just have to figure out how to be funny to the crowd. Terrifying! Where are my balls?



4 comments:
My dear Mike, I do not have balls. I have ovaries. And, they are the size of lemons. But I very much enjoyed your post, in particular, the Coelho quotation. Ruddy good idea trying something that scare you every day. We love that! Warmly, Lemons
Lemons- Right now I am off to Trader Joes Grocery shopping for the wife. Very scary proposition!
Thanks for the comment!
Hello, Mike!
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