What's Driving You?

What’s Driving You?

President Barack Obama said "it is only when you hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourself that you find your true potential."

Months after I delivered my daughter, Destiny, I began to undergo a series of medical issues.  I experienced hair loss, extreme weight loss, nerve issues, panic attacks, muscle pain, and other health concerns that were challenging to diagnose.  I spent months going back and forth from one specialist to another with no end or diagnosis in sight.  My quality of life was not good and I found myself in a depression. There were times that I would’ve wanted to quit had there not been something greater driving me.  Every single morning, I looked into the eyes of my precious little girl and I found a reason to keep fighting.   She, without knowing it, became my driving factor here on earth.  She is the reason I work so hard.

I don’t think it strange that while life was throwing curve balls, there was one constant that kept me going called my Destiny.  Looking into her beautiful hazel eyes, I saw God’s love for me.  I saw hope, I saw a reason to keep believing.  To this day, when I wake up in the morning, I look at my precious little girl, and I get the boost that I need to keep going.   When I am exhausted and fatigued and want to give up, I think of her.  Every book I write and every play I produce, I consider it me creating a legacy for her. Despite adversity, attack, fatigue, rejection, failure, and many other obstacles, she inspires me to keep on pressing.  I know she is watching me and is depending on me.

If you ask any successful person to what they attribute their success, he or she will likely recall a person, cause, or pivotal and eye-opening moment in their life that drove them to want change.  For some it was rejection and the desire to prove a doubter wrong.  The pain from the negativity they encountered was the fuel that they needed to want a better life.  Whatever the case, most, if not all people, require something or someone to push them beyond their level of comfort.  

Simply wanting change is not enough.  You must have a desire and passion that is deeper than you, in order to allow change to happen for you. 

Some reading this have desires, dreams, and ambitions that you have been afraid to pursue because you just don’t have the drive.  You don’t think others will support you, or you are afraid to fail.  If you are that person, let this be your push.  From this moment forward, reckon within yourself you will no longer stay parked in this place in life.  Allow your desire for success to override the fear that holds you stagnant.  I challenge you today to hitch your wagon to something bigger than you.  It’s time you move forward.