The past can interfere with our desired future... can't it?

I want to share a piece of a John Maxwell article I recently read: "In the movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise plays Maverick, a young, talented and cocky aviator who dreams of being the premier pilot in the U.S. Navy. In the film's opening scenes, Maverick showcases his flying ability, but also displays a knack for pushing the envelope with regards to safety. Midway through the movie, Maverick's characteristic aggression spells disaster. His plane crashes, killing his best friend and co-pilot.

Although cleared of wrongdoing, the painful memory of the accident haunts Maverick. He quits taking risks and loses his edge. Struggling to regain his poise, he considers giving up on his dream. Although the incident nearly wrecks Maverick's career, he eventually reaches within to find the strength to return to the sky.

Like Maverick, many of us live with the memory of failure embedded in our psyche. Perhaps a business we started went broke, or we were fired from a position of leadership." John Maxwell suggests that, "Disappointment is the gap that exists between expectation and reality, and all of us have encountered that gap."

The newest information explains that each of us have between 2500 and 3500 thoughts per day, each from 12 to 14 seconds long. Interestly enough, the science shows that the best athletes in the world have only approximately 1500 thoughts per day. What, are we less intelligent? No! In fact, we are more focused.

The best in the world spend very little time worrying about the loss yesterday or their mess up last hour. Instead, they have conditioned themselves to focus hard on being their best NOW. Most studies reveal that we spend 90% of our thinking either on yesterday or tomorrow... when we can only have real impact NOW!

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Ryan