Sold Out in 2013

Sold Out in 2013

If you aren't fired up with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm.

Vincent Lombardi

Welcome to 2013. The beginning of a new year and a new page of my life. Actually I was going to write this yesterday but I was side tracked by a wonderful case of the stomach flu. And having just recently had spinal neck surgery, it has proved to be interesting.

Anyways, what I was going to say is that I had 2 things really hit me yesterday and the night before. On New Year’s Eve Dennis and I were listening to an Empower Network call. Dave & Dave were thinking back to the beginning of Empower Network. They were talking about the founding of Empower Network in a hotel room and how they were so excited they couldn’t stop talking about it and telling everyone they knew about it. It hit me that I didn’t have that kind of passion. Why wasn’t I that excited? Why wasn’t I “Fired Up” like Sam Crowley says. Hmmmm, no answer.

Then yesterday morning in my Scripture reading I was reading Romans 1 about Paul. Paul was drafted, so to speak, into service for Jesus. BUT Paul was also sold out for Jesus. No one had to prod him on. No one had to motive him to tell others about Jesus. He was on fire. He was passionate. Am I sold out for Jesus? I should be. Jesus gave his all for me and I can’t even get excited enough to tell others? There’s a problem here.

So, I started to notice a pattern. A lack of passion trend. I am 63 years old and I have lacked passion in my life for as long as I can remember. I can’t remember being on fire, sold out for anything. I have taken the easy path all my life. I have allowed things to happen by default. I had plenty of time yesterday to explore my life. I wanted to find a bleep of life somewhere along the line but I couldn’t. Definite character flaw that needs mending. I want to be on fire, passionate, sold out!!! If I am going to have anything to show at the end of my journey here on earth, I had better get off this flat line status.

Yes, I wrote my Goals for 2013, just like I do every year. But I realized that unless I am sold out to them, they are no better than words on a piece of paper. Lose weight – same goal, different year. I realized that if I had ever been on fire, sold out about it, I would have already accomplished it. No problem, hands down. Same with all my other goals. Without passion, the goals are no better than wishes or dreams. Chance of accomplishing them are nil.

So, my #1 goal/plan, whatever you want to call it is to develop passion. Get fired up! Become sold out!! BECAUSE until that happens, I am dead in the water. Not sure how this is going to be accomplished, but I will keep you posted.

So, hear’s to being Sold Out in ’13. I am on a MISSION!!!

Until next time,
Have a wonderful fired up day,
Charyl aka mom8isme