Tuesday, August 14, 2007

MESSAGE #134 - THE FINAL EXAM

The last five messages have been about “The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make.”

Just to review . . . the most important decision you’ll ever make:

ARE YOU GOING TO BE:

IN

it

or

INTO

it?

Here’s your final . . .

Are you going to be IN IT or INTO IT?

Are you going to HAVE A CHILD or BE A MOM OR A DAD?

Are you going to GO TO SCHOOL or BE A STUDENT?

Are you going to PLAY TENNIS or BE A TENNIS PLAYER?

Are you going to BE IN A PLAY or BE AN ACTOR?

Are you going to PLAY AN INSTRUMENT or BE A MUSICIAN?

Are you going to BE MARRIED or BE A HUSBAND OR WIFE?

Are you going to JUST HEAR or REALLY LISTEN?

Are you going to PLAY A SPORT or BE AN ATHLETE?

Are you going to GIVE A TALK or BE A SPEAKER?

Are you going to COOK or BE A CHEF?

Are you going to PLANT FLOWERS or BE A GARDENER?

Are you going to WRITE or BE A WRITER?

Are you going to SELL THINGS or BE A SALESPERSON?

Are you going to be an ORDER TAKER or an ORDER GETTER?

Are you going to HAVE A JOB or HAVE A CAREER?

Are you going to CURSE THE DARKNESS or LIGHT A CANDLE?

Are you going to MAKE PROMISES or KEEP COMMITMENTS?

Are you going to TRY or DO?

Are you going to HOLD BACK or GO ALL OUT?

Are you going to COUNT THE DAYS or MAKE THE DAYS COUNT? (Thanks to Ed Agresta.)

Are you going to be a SPECTATOR or a PARTICIPANT?

Are you going to SET YOUR LIMITS or STRETCH YOUR LIMITS?

Are you going to be IN IT or INTO IT?

Here’s the most important question . . .

Are you going to JUST LIVE or are you going to BE TRULY ALIVE?

Want more???

Call Success Hotline at (973) 743-4690,

Dr. Rob Gilbert

P.S. Oh, one last thing . . .

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs.

Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do it.

Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

- Howard Thurman (1900-1981), American theologian, educator & civil rights leader