Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.
- Henry David Thoreau
While Christopher Columbus is, and was, a man of very mixed reputation, we know of Christopher Columbus today, 500 years after he lived, because he had a Dream, Charted a Course, and Boldly Set Sail.
Like Columbus, we have Dreams that run through our head like full color movies, pleading with us to take action.
Like Columbus, we have many people telling us that our dreams are "crazy," and we should settle for less.
Like Columbus we are unable to anticipate what the future will bring, and what the consequences of taking action on our Dreams might be.
Will we, like Columbus, chart the best course we are able, given the information we have access to at the time, and set sail? Or will we trash our Dreams into the box labeled "fantasy discard pile," and return to doing what others expect of us?
Stand tall, breathe deep, and Choose today to chart the course that will transform your Dream into reality.
Further reading: Motivation
If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him. - Seneca
On the anti-Columbus side...
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- Kurt Vonnegut