On Getting Back Up Again
There’s a cute expression for a charming child’s toy…”Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down”. Unfortunately, it’s not true in the real world. People, lots of people, maybe most people fall down some time during their lives. Some fall down often and unfortunately some of them never get back up. I have fallen down all my life, I just found a way to get paid for it. But seriously, you don’t have a career like this one without some very serious self examination and I believe I chose getting back up for a living to understand at a “ground” level what it takes to get up time and time again. Maybe what some other people can do is figure out what knocked them down and decide what they are going to do about it. So maybe you aren’t a stunt person, but perhaps if you stutter and that has held you back, learning some of the tricks of public speaking and forcing yourself to get up in front of groups helps you to overcome that, then perhaps a speech therapist might lead you to become a great sales person. Maybe you get knocked down because you are not formally educated. Right now there are lots of government programs, more than in a very long time, for people to get back to school and get an education or refocus their education. Get back up and try it. The point is, don’t feel alone when you get knocked down, don’t envy the Weebles – remember, they’re just toys. Figure out what knocked you down and decide what you are going to do about it and then “TAKE ACTION!” Then by the way if you are standing, reach your hand out to help someone else to get back up…you’ll both win!