Inspirational Friday
by Patricia Feager
"If You Want to Achieve Greatness
STOP Asking for Permission."
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Imagine you are driving down a country road and your navigation keeps taking you around in circles with a chicken crossing the road. It's not a flock of birds or a brood of chickens, it's a single chicken going back and forth, back and forth. You stop your car and the chicken stops. You wait. Patiently you wait until the chicken gets to the other side of the road.
Life holds many surprises. One must ask simple questions, every single day. Why do we sometimes feel like we are driving around in circles? Yesterday, while encountering the chicken, I was reminded of Kevin Skinner, the Chicken Catcher from Kentucky who won one Million Dollars on America's Got Talent in 2009.
America was just getting out of the recession. Kevin, the chicken man was unemployed. His clothes weren't great; yet he could sing with emotion and everyone listened. Jaws dropped. You could hear a pin drop. Chicken man was determined to succeed. He wasn't conceited. Kevin was an ordinary, humble man. He was driven to succeed so that he could feed his family. You can search YouTube to learn more about him from the following selections:
Kevin Skinner - America's Got Talent Audition
Kevin Skinner - America's Got Talent, U are always on my mind
Kevin Skinner journey to 1,000,000 dollars
Kevin Skinner - Like It's the Last Goodbye
Her Stone by Kevin Skinner Album, Long Ride
Opportunities are for everyone. Some people are hungrier than others. With passion, determination, and commitment, anything is possible. Inspiration is something to talk about - even if all you have is a single chicken crossing the road or you're trying to catch one. Don't be a chicken - believe!
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