All too many people go through life waiting to be rescued—waiting for something really good to happen to them. The biggest reason is that they are afraid to try new things because they’re worried about failing or making mistakes. From personal experience I can tell you that your odds of success are far better if you buy a lottery ticket than they are if you wait around to be rescued. Yes, good things happen to good people, but good people don’t sit around waiting to be rescued. Instead, they focus on their goals and take the action necessary to achieve them. They move forward by trying new things, taking risks, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes and then moving on. As singer Diana Ross put it: “You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream—you’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.” Doing so is far more exciting than waiting to be rescued.

One Sentence Wisdom

• “Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” — Alice Walker
• “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” — William Arthur Ward

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