anticipate and facilitate

this will be short and sweet, because the message can't be any clearer...

if you expect something to happen, you will probably go out of your way to make it happen. i mean, if you want something bad enough, you will find a way to get it or make it happen.

think about the kid saving every penny of chore and special occasion money to go toward some new toy or gadget. or the teacher who sees so much potential in the teenager who just needs a goal. or the guy who has found the girl of his dreams, who's about to pop the question. or the bride trying to find the perfect dress. or the pastor who has a vision for the people he leads. or the student who wants to go on to post-secondary education on scholarships, instead of loans. or the real estate agent looking for the perfect home for his client. or the mother who wants to make her new little one's nursery perfect before her arrival. or the athlete who won't stop training and trying until he wins gold.

inventer doug hall said, in part, "don't make excuses. make things happen..." and then there's the proverbial saying that some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wondered what has happened.

it's that simple. if you expect something, take steps to make it happen. don't expect silver linings if you aren't willing to deal with the clouds. your castle in the air will stay right there if you aren't willing to improve your situation in the here and now. and your pipe dream will remain impossible to achieve if you don't replace dreaming with doing. don't be that person who dreams armchair dreams for others, while making lame excuses as to why you never get things done. believe in yourself. if you had the courage to think it, have the courage to realize it. make it happen.

that thing you want to see fixed, changed, obtained, shared, developed, improved, made real, or laid to rest is waiting for your undivided attention. expect that it's going to happen. and get out there and make it happen. go.