Eric Butterworth : Why Be Average?

"...why be an average person? All the great achievements of history have been made by strong individuals who refused to consult statistics or to listen to those who could prove convincingly that what they wanted to do, and in fact ultimately did do, was completely impossible." ~ Eric Butterworth from Spiritual Economics

Love that. I'm smiling as I remember the times in my own life when the "experts" I consulted told me I couldn't do something.

The most vivid memory: I was a 24 year-old law school drop out in 1998. The only thing I knew I wanted to do (besides burn my resume :) was coach a Little League Baseball team. I did that. In the process, I had a vision that within 5 years every team and league in the US would be using the web for everything--schedules, standings, directions to the field, pictures Grandma and Grandpa could check out if they missed the game, etc. I wanted to get 1 million (!!!) teams using a web site I would build. I figured I could do that within 5 years. I talked to some smart, successful mentors who told me it was impossible. How would I, a 24 year-old law school dropout with no business experience, no money and no connections do that?

Just the feedback I needed to get to work!! :) (And, in a way, they were right... It took us 4 years, not 5 to get our first million teams using our site, eteamz.com. :)

So, what are YOU currently being told is impossible? Don't consult experts and stats. Make a strong note of this important lesson in Spiritual Economics. Follow your heart. Dream. Do what you're here to do.

"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he had taken a poll in the land of Israel? What would have happened to the Reformation if Martin Luther had taken a poll? It isn't polls or public opinion of the moment that counts. It's right and wrong and leadership." ~ Harry Truman

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