King of the Birds, Lord of the Skies

King of the Birds, Lord of the Skies
Gather ye rose buds while ye may, old time is still a flying;
and this same rose that you see today, tomorrow will be dying.
CarpeDiem: Seize the Day!
- Dead Poets Society

Monday, March 26, 2007

Aim and Hit, but aim Higher, please!

People don't fail because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.
– Les Brown

Still remember zero-ing your M-16 semi-auto rifle during live-firing in army? If you still can't get your rifle zeroed on the third try, you need to "aim-off". A technique that most soldier carried out if he knows where his shot will land despite squaring his foresight tip against the target. You aim a bit higher so that your round will land on the 'canadian bull'.


I think in life, calibrating your goals higher is vital.
What I mean is stop playing it safe and start creating what's truly possible in life by stretching yourself, taking risks and surrounding yourself with positive, nourishing people.
Raise the bar and commit to higher goals.
Recognize negative people and detoxify them from your life.
Challenge yourself and put your fear of failure to rest.
Stay hungry and make "no" your daily vitamin (motivation).

Yes, people don't fail because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.
So, let's follow the Eagleboy's philosophy:

Aim High, Soaring!
Aim Low, Boring!!

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