Ready is not a time stamp, ready is a decision. To show up, to be, to appreciate. Every life’s moment you will almost never be ready for but they will happen anyways… it’s about what you do when that time comes that will determine the outcome of your life.
Will Ferrell shares the advice his dad gave him when he decided to give acting a shot.
"I went to lunch with my dad and said I really want to give this a shot. He gave me the best showbiz advice I've ever received."
"He said, 'if it was based on talent, I wouldn't worry about you. You've got talent. But there's so much luck involved. Give it a shot, but don't get discouraged if you get down the road and think this is just too hard. You didn't fail. You tried. You're capable of pivoting and doing something else.'"
"It wasn't a rah-rah speech, but it took all the pressure off. I thought, well, I'm probably not going to make it anyway, so let's just have fun. And it allowed me to be loose."
My spouse saying to the four year old about his brother, "He is telling you about it because he's excited, not because he thinks you don't know." And that, my friends, is also a lesson I need to hear.
Do you remember when radio stations used to give away concert tickets and backstage passes? I just heard a midday radio giveaway, and now the prizes are groceries, a year of gas, or rent paid. It’s a strange reminder that survival has become the prize. That’s pretty sad.