Moutain

 Mountain

Everyday he stepped outside on to his front porch to watch the sunrise over the mountain peak that overlooked his home. “How long would it take me to get up there?” He thought. He had asked himself this for years with hopes that the peak would get closer. It never did. But his problem was not that the peak was too high, but rather that he had never made the first step. Dreaming of a climb of such a large scale was one thing, but achieving it was a whole new high. So he began his journey.

He started to think about what things he was doing each day that would prepare him to climb to the top of that peak. It was difficult to focus his mind on this one particular goal but if it was going to happen, it required all of his focus. His thoughts needed to be in line with his goal. His actions needed to be in line with his goal. All of it needed to lead to one final action. 

The next day began just as every other day. He sat on his porch watching the orange light arise from behind the mountain peak. But this time, instead of dreaming of what it would be like to get to the top, he saw himself at the top. He envisioned what it would be like looking down at the sun as it emerged from the horizon. He could feel the warm light touch his skin as he smiled knowing he did it. That’s how it started. Countless mornings spent dreaming turned into mornings of envisionment followed by training to achieve his goal.
What actions will you take today to get where you want to be? Don’t fear the first step, fear the regret you will feel from never taking it.