The wisdom of a pop star
Unwritten – A song published by Natasha Bedingfield is a constant point of refocus for me. Whether Natasha has any idea of the wisdom of her song or not I don’t know. What I do know is that the song has immense value to me when it comes to making money.
The core of the words go like this:
I am unwritten, can’t read my mind, I’m undefined
I’m just beginning, the pen’s in my hand, ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before me
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Let me brake it down from my perspective.
Your life and my life are unwritten. We don’t know what is going to happen today, we can’t control what happens to us. We can however control what we do with our lives, and what we do with what happens to us.
The song says I’m just beginning, the pen’s in my hand, ending unplanned – When you start each day you get a new chance. A chance to do something, a chance to succeed. Each day of your life is a new page that is not written down. What will you do with your life today?
Staring at the blank page before me Open up the dirty window Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find Reaching for something in the distance So close you can almost taste it Release your inhibitions – When you look at your life each day, don’t think about what can’t be done, think about what can be done. Get some illumination from those around you that are succeeding, read their blogs, read their twitters, read their forum posts. Sometimes you can feel you are on to something, its so close you can taste it. Quit holding back and go get it.
Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips – Life comes at you fast, stop and feel the rain. See what is really around you, what could be. Only you can succeed with your life, no one else can or will do if for you. No one can speak your words, no one can do your job, no one will earn the money for you.
Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten – Your thoughts and ideas are your opportunity, immerse your self in them and put them into action. Live your life with arms wide open, ready to embrace whatever comes your way and use it to your benefit. Today is where it all starts, today is where the opportunity starts. Today is the day you can start making money, or today is the day you can do nothing. Your life is not written down, its not decided, will you embrace today and write it down as a success? You don’t have to make money today to succeed. However, if making money is your goal then you DO have to take steps toward that goal to succeed. If I take steps toward my goal, regardless of whether or not I make that goal today, then today was a success. The more steps the better.
Someone once said “Today is the first day of the rest of your life”. What are you going to do with it? Are you putting yourself in the position today so that you can earn money down the road? How about that plan?
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