“Hey, honey, let me pick out the broccoli; I have a special way,” I said to my husband as he reached for a crown. “Really,” he said. “How’s that?” “Well, first I squeeze the head to see if it’s firm then I grab it by the stalk and shake it. If it feels firm and it doesn’t shake like a limp fish, it passes the test.”
So what does “firm” or “limp fish” broccoli heads have to do with you? Maybe nothing or maybe everything, if you were to take a look at your life and your commitment to yourself and your desires to make changes in your life, would you say you have taken a firm stand and are committed to taking daily actions to guarantee that the change you want happens?
Or is your commitment more like a “limp fish” and you find yourself sitting around feeling envious as the firm heads move on without you?
Now if you’re reading this and you feel like a “limp fish,” keep reading. I believe you’re going to like what you’re about to read here.
Casey Stengel said: “You can’t get into the Hall of Fame unless you limp.”
For those who aren’t familiar with Casey Stengal here are some quick facts:
He played for the Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996
He was retired by the Yankees and the Mets at the age 37
He managed the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Yankees and the New York Mets
What Casey was saying and the point I am trying to make is this; limping doesn’t mean we’re done for. It just means we haven’t yet connected with what we came to this planet for.
If you’re content being a “limp fish,” then there is no reason to keep reading. But, if perhaps, you don’t want to be a “limp fish” and you just thought that being a “limp fish” is all you were cut out to be, read on.
The secret components to moving from “limp fish” to being firmly rooted in a life that you love are:
Believing it’s possible to live a life you love.
Being willing to see things differently and being willing to try new things.
Being willing to listen to and learn from people who have succeeded, despite their fears and challenges. Read, Read, Read.
Being willing to do hard things, or as Casey Stengal also said:
“All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field.”
- Being willing to give yourself as long as it takes to make the transition from “limp fish” to being firmly planted, living a meaningful satisfying “on purpose” life you love.
Making change requires tons of patience and the ability to accept that your feelings of “not good enough,” are part of the load we all must carry. Feelings of inadequacies plague everyone no matter how accomplished they become.
Once again Casey Stengal expressed such feelings well when he said:
“Don’t cut my throat; I may want to do that later myself.”
The thing that sets the Casey Stengal’s of the world apart from those who have accepted the permanent status of “limp fish,” is choice.
You have a choice, just like I did; I could have chosen to believe after being born with a heart defect, after all the abuse and then after being abandoned by my mom that I was worthless. Instead I filled my life and mind with stories like Casey’s and I kept moving past my fears.
Now I enjoy a life I love coaching others to do the same. Still even with all this, almost daily I have to face and move past fears. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.” So if you want to conquer your fears and live a life you love and deserve, visit me here everyday at Life On Purpose because I am dedicated to your success.
Choose to quit accepting your life and start living it. You have what it takes. “Most people accept their life; they don’t live their life.” Which one are you going to choose?
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