The Golden Touch

One of my mentors is a self-made millionaire that literally started from nothing.  He’s built something that he and his family can be proud of, and now that he’s seemed to “arrive” no one remembers his struggle.  No one remembers the years that he and his family went without.  The years of countless sacrifice.  No one remembers that stuff.  Instead they say things like, “Everything you touch turns to gold.”  I laugh at that and I’m motivated by it at the same time.  I believe that each of us has the power of the ‘golden touch,’ if you will.  Every single one of us.  But we’ll only experience that power when we’re fulfilling our true purpose and operating with the gifts/talents/skills that we were given to be shared with others.  When you’re functioning in that realm even the toughest work becomes fun.  Obstacles get exciting and struggle isn’t burdensome.  All of a sudden you’re like a fish swimming with the current.  Nothing feels like push-back – not even the hurdles.  Because you’re doing what you are supposed to be doing!  The trouble is that most of us are going against the grain, or operating outside of our purpose, for most of our lives.  And it’s no wonder that everything feels like a struggle.  Every step forward equates to three steps backward, and you end up waving a fist to the heavens screaming, “Life isn’t fair!”

Well, you’re right.  Life isn’t fair, but that doesn’t mean we’ve got to struggle through every second of it.  And I’m sure what I’m saying sounds sooooo easy, but it’s not.  But don’t get me wrong; it can be, but it may mean you’ve got to separate yourself from the crowd a bit.  Most folks are deathly afraid of being individuals.  They would much rather run with the pack, no matter where the pack is headed.  And there’s the problem.  You know who you are.  You know what you’ve got.  You know your special skills and talents, but it’s so much easier to hide in a crowd than it is to take a leap of faith to realize your dream.  But what you don’t understand is that the leap of faith is the hardest part.  Once you do that the pieces of the puzzle will magically seem to fall into place – not overnight and not all at one time, but it happens.  And with each newly place puzzle piece you get more confident and gain more belief in yourself, enabling you to take bigger, bolder leaps.  Before you know it people are telling you, “Everything you touch turns to gold!”  And just that quick they’ve forgotten.  Very few will remember the work it took for you to take those leaps of faith as you laid your foundation, and it doesn’t even matter.  Own it.  Enjoy your success, and when they say that you tell them, “You’re right!  I’ve got the golden touch!”

My name is Jasmynne Shaye, and this is me STEPPING ON A FEW TOES.