Finding the Right Friends is Crucial to Success | Jeremy McGilvrey
Jeremy McGilvrey
2016-02-16
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Finding the Right Friends is Crucial to Success | Jeremy McGilvrey
Have you ever had “one of those days?” A day when everything that can go wrong does? I believe Murphy named a law after this. Monday was that day for me.
On a scale from 1 to 10, my frustration level was at a 13. So much so, this song perfectly describes my Monday: So You Had A Bad Day.
Actually, it began Sunday night. I was kept up most of the all night by a whimpering puppy. The poor thing had been neutered two days prior. And between being emasculated and having to sleep with a plastic cone wrapped around his neck – my baby boy cried and cried long into the nights and early into the mornings.
With hardly any sleep, I woke up to this horrendous smell Monday morning. Apparently, severe diarrhea’s a side affect to the surgical procedure baby Marley had. After cleaning up several piles of feces (four to be exact), I checked my email. A message instantly appeared notifying me of an enormous accounting error.
Attempting to block the accounting nightmare out of my mind, so I could focus on an important meeting I had in less then an hour – I sprayed half a bottle of Febreze in the air, then rushed out the door.
As I pulled into Starbucks for my meeting (the meeting I personally confirmed the night prior), my cell phone rang. It was the person I was suppose to meet with. He cancelled! Less then 10 minutes before we were suppose to meet…he cancelled! The nerve!
A lot was riding on this meeting.
Throughout the day, the trend continued. If it wasn’t one thing, it was another. That was, until I received a text message from my friend Jonathan. The message read: If you can, jump on this FAST: 712.432.7606 CODE: 623383# Les Brown live.
Immediately, I dialed the number. Les Brown’s voice came booming through my phone. Les was really fired up. He was going on a rant about pursuing your dreams NO MATTER WHAT! He was talking about all the struggles he’d faced while he was chasing his dream of becoming one of the greatest motivational speakers ever. Les went on and on about the hardships he had endured: From sleeping in janitor’s closets, to bathing in sinks. Les spoke candidly about his struggles.
In the middle of the call Les Brown said something I’ll never forget. He said, “Once you stop fighting for what you want – what you don’t want will automatically take over.” That resonated deep within me.
You see, I had such a rotten day Monday part of me wanted to quit. Part of me wanted to give up. The accounting error was massive. A lot hinged on the meeting that cancelled. Throwing in the towel seemed like a viable option.
But Les Brown’s encouragement added fuel to a flame that nearly extinguished. Les breathed life into my dream. He convinced me to continue to fight. As the call was coming to a close, I sent Jonathan a message. I told him about the day I had, and thanked him for unknowingly coming to my rescue.
Have you ever had “one of those days?” A day when everything that can go wrong does? I believe Murphy named a law after this. Monday was that day for me.
On a scale from 1 to 10, my frustration level was at a 13. So much so, this song perfectly describes my Monday: So You Had A Bad Day.
Actually, it began Sunday night. I was kept up most of the all night by a whimpering puppy. The poor thing had been neutered two days prior. And between being emasculated and having to sleep with a plastic cone wrapped around his neck – my baby boy cried and cried long into the nights and early into the mornings.
With hardly any sleep, I woke up to this horrendous smell Monday morning. Apparently, severe diarrhea’s a side affect to the surgical procedure baby Marley had. After cleaning up several piles of feces (four to be exact), I checked my email. A message instantly appeared notifying me of an enormous accounting error.
Attempting to block the accounting nightmare out of my mind, so I could focus on an important meeting I had in less then an hour – I sprayed half a bottle of Febreze in the air, then rushed out the door.
As I pulled into Starbucks for my meeting (the meeting I personally confirmed the night prior), my cell phone rang. It was the person I was suppose to meet with. He cancelled! Less then 10 minutes before we were suppose to meet…he cancelled! The nerve!
A lot was riding on this meeting.
Throughout the day, the trend continued. If it wasn’t one thing, it was another. That was, until I received a text message from my friend Jonathan. The message read: If you can, jump on this FAST: 712.432.7606 CODE: 623383# Les Brown live.
Immediately, I dialed the number. Les Brown’s voice came booming through my phone. Les was really fired up. He was going on a rant about pursuing your dreams NO MATTER WHAT! He was talking about all the struggles he’d faced while he was chasing his dream of becoming one of the greatest motivational speakers ever. Les went on and on about the hardships he had endured: From sleeping in janitor’s closets, to bathing in sinks. Les spoke candidly about his struggles.
In the middle of the call Les Brown said something I’ll never forget. He said, “Once you stop fighting for what you want – what you don’t want will automatically take over.” That resonated deep within me.
You see, I had such a rotten day Monday part of me wanted to quit. Part of me wanted to give up. The accounting error was massive. A lot hinged on the meeting that cancelled. Throwing in the towel seemed like a viable option.
But Les Brown’s encouragement added fuel to a flame that nearly extinguished. Les breathed life into my dream. He convinced me to continue to fight. As the call was coming to a close, I sent Jonathan a message. I told him about the day I had, and thanked him for unknowingly coming to my rescue.
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