The Starting Line

The Starting Line

The starting line is just that – a place of beginning.  But you can go anywhere you want to go from the starting line. 

Zig Ziglar once said …

“It’s not where you start; it’s where you go that counts.”

Some amazing individuals have experienced slow starts.

Wilma Rudolf, 1960 Olympics Track Star, was from a rural town in Tennessee and was crippled and wore braces during her childhood.  She won three Olympic gold medals.

Stephen Spielberg was rejected from enrolling in the University of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television on three different tries.  Some of his hits were ET, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, and War Horse.

Fred Astaire had a casting director write on one of his audition sheets:  “Can’t act.  Can’t sing.  Can dance a little. Is bald.”

Oprah Winfrey endured an abusive childhood and more than a few career setbacks.  She was fired from her first job as a TV reporter and labeled “Unfit for TV.”

Mia Hamm is considered to be the world’s best women’s soccer players of all time, yet she was born with a club foot and spent many of her early years in casts while allowing her feet to properly repair.

Remember this …

“It’s not where you start. 

It’s where you go.”

P Michael Biggs

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