"Potential is God's gift to us. What we choose to do with that Potential is our Gift to God." That is the journey I am committed to - unlocking potential and using my understanding to contribute to the greater good. Who do I have the power to become? That is the question I wrestle with daily. Because my biggest fear, at the end of life, is coming face to face with the person I could have been.
In a prior life, I was an aspiring professional baseball player. I was fortunate to travel that path for my first 25 years. In the end, that path was cut a lot shorter than I envisioned. Some of it was my own doing. Some was naïveté about what it actually takes to reach the highest level. Nevertheless, in the years that followed, I felt lost. My identity was tied up in being a baseball player. I spent a long time searching for something to fill that gaping hole in my life.
Over the past 15 years, it's been revealed to me that being a professional baseball player was never God's Plan for me. That's the power of inquiry. I now see that His Plan & My Purpose is use my experience to be an example. A mentor and a guide. To impact the lives of young men chasing the same dreams that I once did.
I am not special. Not any more than the next guy. What I am is exceptionally focused. I am on a Mission to Live a Life Uncommon. To demonstrate with my thoughts, words & actions what is possible for anyone who chooses to opt out of what's "reasonable." It's not easy, I know. But if I am ever to honor God's Gift by milking every last ounce of my potential, it's the only choice that I can make.