Write it down and watch it grow

How many times do we say I should-a, could-a done that thing?  How many times indeed.  I'd like to say that years ago the brilliant Dr. Maya Angelou took my idea and ran with it when she published greeting cards.  I'd like to say that but the truth is I had a similar idea. I did nothing with my idea and regrettably, it died.  I could kick myself.  I could-a, would-a, should-a, created my own greeting cards.  Yes I could, but I tarried.  Ughh! 

Maybe you've also had a vision for something of your own.
"I can't do it."  "It won't be good enough."  "No one will want this [thing I have to offer]."  "If it was such a good idea, someone else would have done it already." Are those some of the excuses we give ourselves when we don't act on our dreams? 
Recently I was on a teleconference called Sunday Seeds.  The conference takes place on Sundays from 8:30 - 9:00pm (800-416-4956 code: 3812-2365).  The speaker, Dr. Donald Hilliard emphasizes the importance of giving life to those seeds of ideas that we possess in our minds and hearts.  He encourages us to write down our vision.  "Write it down", he says over and over.  "Write it down and declare it every day." 

Dr Hilliard encourages the following steps:

• Identify your vision
• Write down your vision
• Believe in your vision
• Commit to your vision
• Declare your vision
• Affirm your vision
• Prioritize the tasks you need to do to make it happen... and do it.

Today I've decided my dreams will live, I will plant the seeds of my dreams. I will write them down and nurture them. I will affirm them everyday as I begin to take the small steps to making them grow. This dream will live... I will not let another vision die. Neither should you!

"There are seeds of possibilities in each of us that will bear great fruit if allowed to grow." Dr. Denise Williams

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A New Voice

My vision for this blog was always to inspire the winner in each of us.  To encourage that dream, pull out that talent, give life to that seed that's waiting to grow into the future we want for ourself.  As part of that vision, I welcome a brilliant student writer, whose views, insights, and research will undoubtedly inspire the very best from you. 

HERE IS OUR SPECIAL GUEST BLOGGER: LESLIE D. VERNON

Putting oneself in words is hard to do. Do I talk about my diet of cheese popcorn and vitamin water? My love for cheesy movies and bad tv shows? The neurotic way I hum in the bathroom? None of these things encompasses all of me (or would particularly interest you). So I’ll keep it to the bare relevant facts (though I do accept bribes of cheese popcorn and vitamin water).

I love the written word. I started pretending to read and write at a very young age, just ask my mother. I did eventually learn to do these things, and do them quite well as a matter of fact. I loved to tell stories. This would get me in trouble occasionally (mmmkay, often).

As I grew older, I found myself drawn into writing. I used to have this container chocked to the brim with my writings. As I matured, rather than using just loose paper, I took to carrying a writing journal. If you see me out and about, I probably have it on me. As I wrote more, I also read more. I read constantly. I’ll actually read anything if it comes down to it. From the cereal box at the kitchen table to men’s magazines in the doctor’s waiting room, if I’ve got time to kill I’ll be reading.

I love to talk to people and get to what makes then tick and capture that. Share their light with the world.

So, in honor of all those great people, who led me on the right path. In honor, of the great females before and to come after me, I will be writing on this blog.