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Find a teammate to share your dreams
I came upon this passage from motivational writer Walter Jackson and wanted to share it:
“In 1968, two young football rookies, Art Shell and Gene Upshaw, became best friends when they met at the Oakland Raiders training camp. They would imagine their dreams and share them with one another.
“Gene Upshaw hoped one day to be a politician, and Art Shell wanted to be a football coach, they both longed to be elected to the Football Hall of Fame.
“By 1987, their dreams started becoming reality. Upshaw, who by then was the executive director of the NFL Players Association, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“Later that year, it was Shell’s turn. He became the NFL’s first African American head coach in 64 years when he was named coach of the Los Angeles Raiders. When Shell heard the news, he called Gene, who was elated, ‘I can’t believe it, Gene,’ he said. ‘All those plans we made years ago have actually come true.’ ”
You too can be as Shell and Upshaw. Think outside the box and dare to dream. Hold those dreams close to your heart, mind and soul, and dare to share them with another person who also dares to dream.
Partnering the creative images in your mind can be a powerful motivational resource — one that creates feelings of hope and deeper closeness with trusted people in your life.
Like two children who sat on a stoop outside a house, playing games and imaging their futures, these two men trusted one another to hold and support their innermost hopes for their futures — as fantastic as those hopes were.
The power of sharing not only gave them strength, it became a bond, a thread — a lifelong bond built on love, support and endurance.
While these men’s wildest dreams came true, the values of being there for one another was of a greater worth — a bond that stood the test of time.
When Upshaw died in 2008, Shell hailed his friend as “a pillar of strength and leadership.”
So share your dreams with someone who also dares to dream. You might just find a kindred spirit along life’s journey.
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