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Shoot For the Moon: Harnessing a Child’s Enthusiasm to Achieve Your Goals

　　Whoooosh!□ As I relaxed in a lawn chair, my six-year-old sank yet another basket.□ Watching his skill develop, I couldn’t help but dream about him becoming an NBA star some day.□ I could just picture it…I, his proud mama in the stands adorned in the appropriate team sweatshirt.□ After the game - a big hug and kiss for his mom while fans surround him and scream “We’re Number One!”□ And (of course), I could clearly see the big house he’d buy me to live out my old age (come on, if a girl’s gonna dream she may as well dream!)

When my husband and I first recognized my son’s passion for basketball, we did everything we could to help nurture his interest into the talent he so desperately wanted.□ I found a basketball camp in the area that would teach him the proper way to shoot and handle the basketball.□ My husband spent night after night watching basketball games with him (what a sacrifice…), explaining the rules and pointing out the techniques of the game.

It’s easy to recognize our children’s gifts and get excited and involved in developing them.□Since it is so much fun to see the progress our kids can make, isn’t it strange that the same optimism about developing a new skill or finding a gift doesn’t always spill over to us?

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Maybe one reason is that when we look at a child, we see nothing but a blank slate, ready to be filled with whatever outrageous and exaggerated dreams they can think up.□ Anything is possible!□ As we get older, though, our slate is no longer clean □ we have “responsibilities” and “obligations” that leave no room for larger-than-life dreams.□ We foster the belief that if we can’t have it all, it’s not worth trying.

There is still time left to dream

What a shame and a waste!□ If we were limited to the gifts and talents we develop as a child, many of us would never discover the wonderful things in store for us.□ Anna Mary Robertson (also known as Grandma Moses) never even picked up a paintbrush until she was in her mid seventies.□ The year before she died, at 101 years old, she painted 25 pictures.□ What a loss it would have been if she had decided she had too many things preventing her from fulfilling her dream!□Sadly, that’s what many people much younger than Grandma Moses believe… when in reality, the possibilities for them are limited only by their own self-made barriers.

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During the next few weeks I challenge you break that pattern of self-destruction. You have built-in role models in your kids to observe and emulate □ really watch how their excitement and zest for life and their built in desire to excel propels them to unlimited possibilities.□□ Then, try to harness even a little of that enthusiasm into your own quest to achieve your goals and dreams.□ True, with your busy life you may not attain everything you desire immediately.□ But the results are bound to be better than the status quo!□ After all, as Les Brown reminds us, it’s always better to “Shoot for the moon.□ Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars!”

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善用热忱达成你的目标

喔！当我在草坪的椅子乘凉，我六岁的儿子又投进了一球。看著他的技能渐进，我不禁梦想他有一天会成为NBA的篮球选手。我可以想像......我，以他为荣的妈，在一旁替他修饰出名队衫。比赛结束后□先给牧民大大的拥抱和亲吻，而球迷则围著他大喊“我们第一！” □当然，我也可以清楚的看到他买给我养老的大房子 （如果你要做梦，就真正做梦吧！）

当先生和我注意到儿子对篮球的热情，我们尽所有努力去帮他将兴趣转成他极度需要的才能。我找到了附近的篮球营，可以教他正确的投篮和运球的方法。先生每天都陪他看篮球赛，解释当中的规则和技术。

要看到孩子的天分，感到兴奋并介入的发展它们是很容易的。因为看著孩子进步是很有趣的。你是否觉得很奇怪，对发展新技能或找新天分，大人很难有同样的乐观。

我们的梦想到那去了？

或许原因之一在于我们看孩子像一张白纸，随时可以填上他们想到异常和夸张的梦想。任何事都是可能的！当我们年岁渐增，我们不再是白纸□我们的责任和义务， 让我们无暇顾及那遥不可及的梦。我们让自己相信如果不能拥有一切，何必尝试。

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梦想永远不会太迟

多么的可惜和浪费！如果我们被限制在小时候发展出来的天赋和才能，很多人也不可能发现有多少美好的事物等待著我们。安娜罗伯森（也被称为 摩司祖母）在七十岁以前，从来没碰过画笔。如果她认为有太多事情阻止她追求她的梦想，这会是多大的损失。可悲的是，这正是很多更年轻的人的想法。事实上，他们能有的各种可能性，只被自己想像的阻碍所限制。

接下来的几个星期，我鼓励你打破那自我毁灭的习惯。在你的孩子上你可以观测和模仿到我们内在的典范□真正的观测他们对生命的兴奋和热心，内在求好的欲望把他们推向无限的可能性。然后，试著利用一点那样的热忱在自己达成目标和梦想的追求上。很可能，因为你忙碌的生活，一时间无法立即达成你想要的每件事。但是结果一定会比现状好。就像 Les Brown 提醒我们，“射向月亮吧，即使你错过了，也会在星辰中！”

我们希望听到你讯息！