Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the things you did. When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you’re going to climb Mount Everest, bring along the American flag. Go from looking at what you can see to believing what you can have. Don’t undertake a plan unless it is distinctly important and nearly impossible. Don’t bunt—aim out of the ballpark. The only limits are, as always, those of vision.
Security is mostly a stranger. It doesn’t exist in nature, nor do the children of men experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Helen Keller
Mediocre people don’t think of themselves as mediocre. William Winans says, “Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.” And Ronald Osborn challenges, “Undertake something that’s difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” It’s difficult to say what is truly impossible, for what we take for granted today was seemingly impossible yesterday. “Impossible,” Napoleon is quoted as saying, “is a word found only in the dictionary of fools.” What words are found in your dictionary?
One who is afraid of doing too much always does too little. To achieve all that’s possible, we must attempt the impossible. The impossible is possible! Your vision becomes your potential worth. Learn to be comfortable with great dreams.
The best jobs haven’t been found. The best work hasn’t been done. Christians must not stay in the shadows but stretch in the light of the cross. A person who expects nothing will never be disappointed. The only way to discover the limits of the natural is to go beyond them into the supernatural. Ask yourself, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” (Gen. 18:14).
The readiness to take risks is our grasp of faith. William Lloyd George said, “Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” God puts no restriction on faith; faith puts no restriction on God. “But without faith it is impossible to please him” (Heb. 11:6). Your vision must be bigger than you. You should say with the psalmist, “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps. 61:2).
“Don’t avoid extremes to stay ‘in balance,’ stay in balance by living in the extreme God wills at that time in your life” (Tim Redmond). Unless a man takes on more than he possibly can do, he will never do all he can. Charles Spurgeon motivated his listeners by saying, “Brethren, be great believers. Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your souls.”
The most disappointed people in the world are those who get just what is coming to them and no more. There are a lot of ways to become a failure, but never taking a chance is the most successful. Some things have to be believed to be seen. Attempt something so fantastic that unless God is in it it’s destined for failure.
Don’t bother with small plans; they motivate no one. Nothing significant was ever accomplished by a realistic person.
Your vision is your potential worth.