Aspiration, Durability and Starting Over

I ran across Judy Folk's 2002 speech. It's saved in a particular file on my hard disk drive named Significant Stuff. I search this gem out every now and then and am always re-impressed because of it. I regret that Judy died too early and that we-don't have the benefit of her information. But she left us with this specific gift. In a eerily prescient means, she references death and attempting to be recalled when she was useless. Well, she is recalled by me. Somebody who never met her, who did not know her but who hasbeen touched by her life. And by this wonderful speech that we wish to give you.Why does thus I am touched by Judy 's speech? Her dialog therefore clearly arises from one's heart. Her conversation foretells ladies. But more importantly, it talks to anyone who has ever believed which they didn't have the right to attain for the stars. That they did not have agreement to have huge aspirations and objectives. And they were made by that going for it somehow, less. Judy tells us that we all have goals and we all must pursue those dreams.Judy addresses about women's ambition and how differently we see ambition through this lense versus man's ambition. I do not need to come up with women's place in this. I wish to reveal trusting yourself. This is what resonates with me.To be trustworthy, you have to trust yourself first. You've to trust yourself to produce decisions that you know are right, even when you don't have all the information. You've to trust yourself to be controlled by your gut- because your gut arises from experience and having been there one a lot of times. You've to trust yourself to correctly size up situations and reach a conclusion, even though others disagree with you. Trusting oneself is all about boldly moving forward, even if you are afraid. It's all about taking a deep breath and since you've done it before jumping in the deep end and youare a survivor. I'd a fantastic conversation today with a lady today who's a beautiful exemplory case of goal and success. Barbara has a serious sense of self and an internal power that merely a heir might have. She trusts her intestine and her judgement. She'd a hugely successful, multi-million-dollar organization which she built more than 30 years. She was was 2 years from early retirement and planning to market it; her incentive afterall those years of hard work, determination and sacrifice. And then a bottom dropped out of the US economy. Shattered dreams, broken promises and a lifestyle of work imploded. She dropped her property, her money and her foundation.But she did not lose himself. And she did not drop her notion that she could repair. Possibly at 63 years of age, even though her hard work didn't seem to pay off in the long run. What she received, however, was courage, a fighting character and resilience. She received my heavy respect.Susan encouraged me today, as merely a survivor could. She made a selection to state YES to new desires. To express YES to feeling in herself. She said YES tome and to developing a friendship.She could be the female Judy Folk is talking to. She is strong, determined, driven and devoted. I trust her since she was open and honest with me- and vulnerable. She shared her story with me and didn't restrain. She shared her success and she shared her errors. But most of all, she was genuine. And I rely upon her desire and her eyesight. Barbara made it happen once. She'll get it done again.There is so much discuss reliability, but who have you any idea is actually reliable. Susan is traditional. Authenticity is robust. It requires that you voluntarily allow world see your weaknesses, errors, and problems. In addition, it asks one to share your dreams, beauty, intelligence and ambition. You should reveal it regularly and persistently. That's hard for you. Judy Folk understood how-to take action. Think about you?