I write this entry without the slightest bias towards any american political party. Being canadian, my opinion would hardly have any effect anyways.
I have to take my hat off to John McCain, who is currently running to be the republican president for the United States election scheduled for next year. Just a few short months ago, several pundits were predicting the death of his candidacy. He had gone through various staff changes, was having major budget issues, and looked like a dead duck in the water.
Today he received endorsement from a Democrat, turned Independant, Joe Lieberman. He also received endorsement from New Hamphire’s Governor and several newspapers. What gives?
John didn’t quit because others told him it was dead. He has a conviction in himself and in what he believes is best for the United States. Having recently gone through a similar situation where I could easily have given up, I chose instead, to follow this path of resilience and persistence and patience. Its not about being bullheaded. Its about what you believe in. If you have a dream, let nobody steal it from you until you have exhausted your last breath. If it is something without which you will feel empty, then don’t accept others opinion of its state, make your own judgment about what you can afford to give to your dream.
When people are not inside of your head, they don’t know how something is so much a part of your fabric, that without it, you are not yourself. Had John quit and had I done the same, we’d both wonder for the rest of our lives what would have happened had we not. Live without regrets and you’ll never look back. John morphed according to the needs of the situation. This is another key part of life..change is the only constant and any refusal to change is simply a disconnect with new realities. Every second is a new reality to which we must choose how we react. We never control what happens to us, we only control our reactions. The true test of leadership is exactly what Jack Nicklaus once wrote…“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.”
Sass