STANDING UPON YOUR FEET AFTER A KNOCK-OUT PUNCH!!

STANDING UPON YOUR FEET
AFTER A KNOCK-OUT PUNCH!!

Hey Friends!!
There was a time in my life when I had the crazy notion that I could someday be a professional boxer. I mean, I grew up watching guys like Muhammad Ali, and they made it look so simple. But despite the fact that I could deliver a pretty hard blow, the ONE THING that kept me away from the boxing ring was the fear of being KNOCKED OUT!! You see folks, just the THOUGHT of someone hitting me so hard that I would actually lose consciousness was enough to make me totally give up my dreams of EVER becoming a boxer!!

As I developed into manhood, I discovered that there is MORE than ONE WAY to be knocked out in life. Yes, you can be PHYSICALLY knocked out in a boxing ring, but you can also be EMOTIONALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, and even SPIRITUALLY knocked out, in many other ways.

My Mother used to always say, "Baby, your life can change so quickly, it will knock you off your feet!! You can be UP one minute, and DOWN the next! And you won't even know WHAT HIT YOU!!" And friends, she was EXACTLY right.
When it comes to pursuing your DREAMS, if you ask someone who has ever been successful or done any extraordinary things, they will tell you that BIG DREAMS are NOT for wimps! They are NOT for timid people who are afraid to FIGHT, or afraid to FAIL. Those who truly desire SUCCESS must understand the importance of facing obstacles, opposition, doubters, haters, and sometimes bitter opponents, who are prepared to FIGHT until the very end!! And in the "FIGHT FOR SUCCESS", there will be no decision on points or merit. That's a FIGHT that will end with a KNOCK OUT, of either YOU or your OPPONENT!!
But those who are fighting for SUCCESS in life must always remember that being KNOCKED DOWN does not make you a FAILURE. Nor does it matter how embarrassed, humiliated or doubtful you might feel as you lay sprawled out on the canvas. Once you have fallen, the key is to NEVER STAY DOWN, and to always resolve in your heart that you will rise to fight on UNTIL THE END!!
As someone once said, "As you fight for your DREAMS, always remember, getting KNOCKED DOWN is a part of life. But STANDING UPON YOUR FEET AFTER A KNOCK-OUT PUNCH is the key to REAL VICTORY!!!