YOLO!! #GoStros

“YOLO, Miss Smalls!” ⚾️ I heard that about 50 billion times a day when I used to teach my adorable 6th Graders (who I miss dearly btw). You may be familiar with the old phrase: “You Only Live Once.” 💝

It was a bite-size way of saying, “Take risks! Have fun! Live it up!” It carried this underlying sentiment of living carefree and without regard for consequences. Ironically, people used it as a cry for someone to do something they had every reason to be thinking twice about!! 😂But, yelling “YOLO” at them was a call to leave inhibition behind and to be free of all concern.

For me, on the other hand, hearing YOLO has been a reminder to move with intention, live with focus, and walk towards an expected end. Rather than throwing caution to the wind, I began to actively throwing out insecurity, intimidation, and fear. Life is too short to have my days strangled by them. YOLO for real!

This moment, singing “God Bless America” at the 2018 MLB ALCS Playoffs for the Houston Astros versus Boston Red Sox game, is a product of that mindset. I have found that life has a way of moving so quickly and swallowing you up if you don’t grab it by the reins and tell it what you’re going to do. I had been going too many years saying, “One day I’m going to sing for…” That could have stayed on my bucket list for another decade, but it wasn’t until I put in the work to start preparing that I was ready when the call came.

Have you checked your goal list lately? Have your dreams been rolling over from one week to the next and now you’re five years down the road? YOLO, my friend. YOLO!!!!

Today I encourage you to think about the things you want to experience, become, and accomplish. Set goals (even in this fourth quarter) to move actively towards them.

🙌🏾Good luck tonight, ‘Stros! ⚾️
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