Did you know where the saying, "The whole 9 yards" came from?
In WWII, fighter pilots would have a machine gunner with a .50 caliber that had yards worth of ammo. In times of stress, the pilot would tell the gunner how many yards to give. However, when things actually hit the fan, he would belt out "Give them the whole damn nine yards!?" These men were in survival mode and had to do everything they could to survive. They were forced to give it everything they had in order to stay alive.
How could do this in life?
You have got to give every day everything you have got. Leave no stone unturned and leave nothing in the tank. Give yourself the best chance at life and achieving your vision. Give it the whole damn 9 yards.
Everybody is a consequence of our repeated actions throughout time. We are the sum of our decisions, habits, and choices of the journeys we opt to walk. Therefore, if we are truly going to try to make an enormous change in life, we have got to change the things which made us arrive at this place.
You never can truly identify the edges of your deepest possibilities until you travel into uncharted waters. At one point or another, you've got to leave the safeness of the harbor and take a grand journey. Frightening? Yes. Mandatory? Hell yes.
It is so possible to be a spectator in your own life. We call this being up in the stands. Nevertheless to live a life you are crazy about you've got to get on the field and play in the game. For many, that suggests taking the hits and enjoying the daily scenarios and challenges that come along with it. The decision to get on the field of life can sometimes be stupendously frightful to many who are nervous about going after what they sincerely love. But ultimately, wih enough support and pressure from inside, those scared and timid souls will take the leap into the dark and start their own journey in due time.
Give this life all that you have got. You only have one to live and you really don't know what you are able to do. So chase perfection knowing you may never reach it. In the end, you may notice that you achieved excellence instead.
In WWII, fighter pilots would have a machine gunner with a .50 caliber that had yards worth of ammo. In times of stress, the pilot would tell the gunner how many yards to give. However, when things actually hit the fan, he would belt out "Give them the whole damn nine yards!?" These men were in survival mode and had to do everything they could to survive. They were forced to give it everything they had in order to stay alive.
How could do this in life?
You have got to give every day everything you have got. Leave no stone unturned and leave nothing in the tank. Give yourself the best chance at life and achieving your vision. Give it the whole damn 9 yards.
Everybody is a consequence of our repeated actions throughout time. We are the sum of our decisions, habits, and choices of the journeys we opt to walk. Therefore, if we are truly going to try to make an enormous change in life, we have got to change the things which made us arrive at this place.
You never can truly identify the edges of your deepest possibilities until you travel into uncharted waters. At one point or another, you've got to leave the safeness of the harbor and take a grand journey. Frightening? Yes. Mandatory? Hell yes.
It is so possible to be a spectator in your own life. We call this being up in the stands. Nevertheless to live a life you are crazy about you've got to get on the field and play in the game. For many, that suggests taking the hits and enjoying the daily scenarios and challenges that come along with it. The decision to get on the field of life can sometimes be stupendously frightful to many who are nervous about going after what they sincerely love. But ultimately, wih enough support and pressure from inside, those scared and timid souls will take the leap into the dark and start their own journey in due time.
Give this life all that you have got. You only have one to live and you really don't know what you are able to do. So chase perfection knowing you may never reach it. In the end, you may notice that you achieved excellence instead.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Interested in some more motivation? Dive into these uplifting quotes to give yourself the extra boost to give the whole 9 yards.
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