Make room for great!!

Hi world...

OK, so I'm not gonna lie, I've not been on top of my "Jack Canfield" reading lately. You know how it goes - work, commitments, GRAMMY awards to attend... ;) so much to do, so little time! Since I've decided that perseverance is going to be my theme this year, I'm posting even if I'm not entirely on point with the book and I'm checking in because I'm not giving up and I don't want you to think that I have!!

I have some good things going on right now - and from reading the Principles in the past, I know it all does come back to this theme of "following your dreams and making them a reality."

I am proud of myself, along with two partners, I launched Media Meld Studios less than a year ago and we've wrapped a feature length documentary and have a bunch of viable projects in the pike. My vision (when I get around to actually doing that exercise) definitely includes this company flourishing into a multi-million dollar, top entertainment company. I fully believe that we have the relationships, smarts, creativity and power to do it and even though we are yet to see our big pay day - I fully believe the day will come.

If I can just hang in there and not get enticed by other "good" opportunities.

Jack says, don't settle for good if it's going to stand in the way of great. It sounds so easy but it's easier said than done. This past year has tested me over and over. I've had a few "good" job opportunities come along. I've so far, managed to evade them because I know my "great" would be making the company I've been working on launching succeed -- in fact, when "good" opportunities come up, my stomach starts to hurt just a bit. My gut tells me to stick in their with the path I'm on even if my head is trying to convince myself to "take the steady pay, get the benefits, let someone else lead your destiny..." it's tough. Especially when you have family, friends and peers all with certain expectations of what you "should" be doing. Especially when your whole life you've been programmed with the notion that you take the sure thing, rather than the riskier path. However, there is the old saying, "no risk, no reward." And it's true.

It's riskier for me, emotionally, personally and financially to go this path I'm on. On the surface, it would be much easier to just "take a job." But I would be giving up my passion and a part of me would wither inside - I've sacrificed my gut way too much in my life and I really don't want to do that now.

So far so good. I pray that I can remain above water and strong in my desire to never settle for good when great is yet to be achieved.

So what is so good that your great is being blocked?

I will work on getting officially back on Jack track very soon.

xo

Jen