En Fuego

There are some people you meet and pass and barely remember, "safe people." Then there are those who have a certain fire about them, "the risky bets."

I was always told that I had a fire for things. Whether it's a firey passion for speaking my mind, or the fire behind my motivation to do well for myself.  In the everyday, I feel like it's getting harder and harder to find people with that fire behind their drive. That something that makes their face light up. It takes a lot to not only get, but maintain my attention, and it seems the people who have the ability to do this (men, women, friends, family) also have a fire for something. In one sense they completely intrigue me, and in the other sense they scare the hell out of me.

There's one thing about fire: when used to a beneficial purpose it has the luminosity that you can't take your eyes off of. It's incandescent. You want to get closer to it, get warm, relax and get comfortable with it. On the other hand, they always say don't play with fire, fire can be combustible, explosive. It's a fine balance, and it's not perfect, but it can be worth it.

That's the thing isn't it, the best things around aren't evens Stevens, safe bets. It's making the decision to either play it safe or go for the greater reward and put yourself at risk of getting burned. 

Me? I've made enough safe bets and comfortable decisions in life, work and more that I think it's time that I start getting more comfortable playing with fire. 

Given the choice to be en fuego or lukewarm , I think it's clear which path I prefer.

Make A Wish

It's a staple at every birthday party but why do we only say it once a year ? 

In my opinion there are two bones that are quite important to a person, but you will never see them on an anatomy chart: your figurative backbone and your wishbone. I saw a quote on this today and couldn't have disagreed with it more.

"Never let your wishbone replace your backbone" , but I ask why can't they coexist? Wishes are a funny thing ... We put so many rules around something that we are taught as children are very abstract, amazing things. They can be as simple as I wish it wasn't raining everyday for the next two weeks to as complicated and messy as I wish my mom was still here today. But... When did they become such terrible things? Wishes are the differentiator between people. We all have wishes, but it's the imagination and drive behind a wish that makes a wish a reality. It's the difference between those who talk the talk but don't deliver, and those who both say and do.

Wishes are the best part of reality because they tell you a lot about a person that you may have not known before because a wish isn't something you're supposed to talk about. It's one of those ideas that starts in the "do not discuss with others" part of your mind where I think some of the greatest thought processes in history have come from. So I say you're right don't replace your backbone with your wishbone, make your wishes happen because you have a backbone.

So that next big project or marketing idea, that travel plan, that anything why not start with your wishbone instead of your backbone?

I say everyday you should say to yourself ... Make a wish