A few weeks ago, I was on my way back to
a hotel from a speaking engagement and preparing to head to the airport. I had a package with me that I needed to drop
off at Fed-Ex, label already attached.
As
I drove into the parking lot, I noticed there was a big Fed-Ex truck near the
entrance, where I wanted to park. I was
concerned it might be too close to my parking spot, but nonetheless, I really
wanted to a park near the door since I was about to check out of my room.
I
sat in the car for a moment, thinking about everything I needed to do before
going back to the airport, find a Fed-Ex drop box, pack, check out, and gas up
the rental. Since I have a Places feature on my phone, I hoped it
would easy to find a Fed-Ex location.
But I was in a rural area, and I started to get a little concerned. I got out of the car and realized, as you may
have already, there was a Fed-Ex truck less than 10 feet away!
It
reminded me of a chapter in Geneen Roth’s book, Women, Food and God when she discusses things being “hidden in
plain sight.” I have often heard it said
that the things we are looking for are many times right in front of our
eyes. Yet, in the day to day hustle and
bustle of life, we sometimes miss it altogether.
If
a shortage of money is a problem for you, yet you have an undeniable talent to ______ (fill in the blanks on
that thing that everybody says you do
so well) then the source to end your money shortage is your talent.
NO EXCUSES about I do not know how (there’s a thing called the internet
with ABUNDANT RESOURSES)
If
you have always wanted to do
________________(fill in the blanks on that thing that you keep talking everyone’s head off about doing) then you are the reason you have not done
it. (ouch- I know…. Hard pill to swallow)
But, as my friend, author Mark Wiggins often says, you have to “give yourself
permission to succeed.”
The
objects of your desires are often right in front of your eyes. Are you ready to get in the starting line-up
of life or you okay sitting on the bench?
