Get Tall

Get Tall

Yesterday I heard the song If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback for the first time.

This beautiful song talks about so many things that I find important

Love and Acceptance
Appreciation
Never Giving Up on Dreams
Doing What You Want with Life

After hearing it I emailed and called some friends I had not heard from in a while. I was so excited about this song I wanted to write about it as soon as I possibly could, however I could not come up with the right words instantly.

I realized this was connected to another topic I wanted to write about, but had not been able to fully articulate yet.

I am an underdog. There are hundreds of millions of underdogs in the US alone and billions around the world, but all we ever hear about is top dogs.

That is messed up to me! Why do we care about A-Rod or a slew of Hollywood celebrities so much? The single mom who has two jobs is my hero!

Please, please, do not buy into the BS of what we “should” think is important. Tune into your own life and your own dreams. Anything is possible, but we must focus on what is important to us and give gratitude every step along the way.

Some people are born into a top dog status, but others have had to go along a long path to reach their ultimate goals. I fully believe I am on my journey to all my dreams, but it has not been easy. There have been some major detours that I haven’t known how to deal with, but that is all part of growth.

I think anyone can become a top dog if they:

Follow Their Dreams
Give Maximum Effort
Uplift Others
Give Thanks

When you start out as an underdog you learn to get tough quickly. Resiliency is one of the most important characteristics to success. With resiliency and the habits of success I beg you to GET TALL! Stand tall or sit tall and look anyone you meet in the eyes.

If some cocky person gives you crap; please continue to be tall. Try to bring them up to your level, but if they refuse, just ignore them.

Life is too valuable! Use each day as the treasure it is! Refuse to tune into the frequencies that do not serve you. You are a wonderful child of God! You have earned love and grace. Go get your dreams with real confidence and real swagger!

We have all scrapped and survived, but I have had enough of that! IT’S PROSPERING TIME!

Everyone please get tall and stay tall.

Thanks for reading
Chris
chris.rathje@gmail.com