Author: clfuu

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
―William Faulkner

What new horizons draw you so strongly that you are willing to look away from the familiar?

Most of us can only imagine what it would be like to soar like a hawk, carried by nothing more than air. It turns out that you can only get to that peaceful place of floating by literally jumping off a cliff.

What kind of cliffs have you chosen to jump off, trusting that the experience will be worth it?

It’s hard to imagine anyone braver than firefighters who will walk straight into a burning building to rescue those inside. Wearing the best of protective gear doesn’t make that bravery any less – only more effective.

What enables you to protect yourself so that you can help others?

A barbed wire barricade could be keeping you safe from dangers outside the fence, or it could be preventing you from accessing a place that you want—or even need—to go. And even when you’re standing there looking at the fence, it isn’t always obvious which one is the case.

When you look at your life, what kind of barricades do you see?

 “People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.”
―Peter F. Drucker

What helps you to be OK with your mistakes?