“But I can’t escape this prison; I can’t; I can’t; I can’t!” “I’m too old; I’m too young. I lack education; I lack a specialty. I don’t know anyone influential. It’s too early for me. It’s too late for me...”

“Think you can, think you can’t, either way you’re right!”

So says Henry Ford. When he wants a V-8 engine, decades ago, his engineers say it can’t be done. He looks directly in their eyes and says, “Do it!” And they do.

His suffering army huddles in the bitter cold of Valley Forge, with only rags to wrap around their frozen feet. General George Washington assures them they'll survive and prevail over the superbly equipped Red Coats of King George III. And they do.

David goes down to the river. He returns with only his slingshot and five smooth stones. He confronts the towering Goliath. Even his own people know the hopelessness of his intention. And he defeats Goliath.

Every great achievement since the dawn of history starts as an impossible dream. Every great achiever, with fire in his or her belly, tackles the insurmountable and does the “impossible.”

You choose to be an expert at your craft. Or you want to be a master. Why not! Who are you to deny the world your gifts? Who are you to not reveal your greatness? Who are you to not spring ahead?

Who are you to not break through your perceived limitations?

Who are you to not be a source of light and hope? Who are you to huddle in the dustbin of your true potential lamenting your fate?

“But how, how do I do it; how do I break through? How do I spring ahead? How do I crack the code? How do I get into the game?”

This is what you do:

You declare yourself implacable. You resolve to enter the pantheon of champions. You take these 7 actions:

1. You surrender to your purpose.

2. You find a way to make yourself one-of-a-kind.

3. You make yourself the master of your specialty.

4. You position yourself uniquely.

5. You become your message.

6. You make yourself a model of the possible.

7. You get yourself a mentor, someone who has been there

and done that.

* And you start today, right now, this minute.

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Burt Dubin, a 20 year veteran of the business of speaking, coaches and mentors speakers and wanna-be’s world-wide. Burt works with people who want to be speakers and with speakers who want to be masters. The words of his clients, the admiration and respect expressed for his work by some of the world’s most successful speakers, testify to the values he delivers. For samples of his wisdom, simply go to his web-site, http://www.SpeakingBizSuccess.com. Down-load some of the 20 FREE articles and 27 FREE newsletters.

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