When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown, believe that one of two things will happen. Either there will be something solid for you to stand on – or you will be taught how to fly.

When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown, believe that one of two things will happen. Either there will be something solid for you to stand on – or you will be taught how to fly.

PATRICK OVERTON

What keeps you focused on the prospect of something that is the ultimate long shot?

If you have that knowledge internally that says this is what I MUST DO, would anything less suffice?

Some people feel a calling. A determined passion to thrive against all evidence to the contrary. It is a deep-seated belief that you are destined to accomplish something and nothing less will suffice.

If that is stirring within, it is all-consuming. It sends you to the extremes of your life and makes everyone else around you look at you with a queer expression, clearly wondering if you really know what you are doing.

It is vibrant in your dreams when you sleep. It is top of mind when you awaken. It is your focus throughout the day. It is your mistress and your master all in one.

As I was growing up, I came across Patrick Overton’s famous quote. It resonated so loudly within me, I feel it has come to define my entire life.

We are luminous beings, operating here on planet Earth, exercising our opportunity to be a creative soul, pursuing the greatest of our talents and working to continually improve ourselves in every way that we can. How then, can we ever let go of that which we feel we are destined to achieve?

The temptations to do otherwise come in huge swaths of opportunity, each with their respective benefits, but only one of those myriad options is THE ONE that will scratch that proverbial itch. Only one will deliver that innate satisfaction of accomplishment that is the driving force behind every ounce of your being.

This can drive us to points of personal exhaustion, financial disaster, emotional disappointment, and deprivation on scales that others will never understand. It is demoralizing and can give you every last reason to question who you are and what you are truly living for.

But the truth is, that once you get a taste of accomplishing your first personal goal of this magnitude, you are hooked on the most addictive of feelings. Once you know that you have what it takes, nothing short of doing something even grander will suffice. It is an obsession. It drives all of your choices. It forces your options to narrow. And eventually, you do come to the edge of all of the light you have…

And the most magical thing in the world happens at that moment… you are truly taught how to fly.

Happy Wednesday!

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Written by Brian Weiner
When I was 5 years old, I discovered that the lemon tree in the backyard + dixie cups + water and sugar and I was in business. I have been hooked on that ever since. In 1979, I borrowed $14,000 to create a brand new product... photographic greeting cards with no text on the inside, called Paradise Photography. That was the start of The Illusion Factory. Since then, The Illusion Factory has been entrusted by all of the major studios and broadcasters with the advertising and marketing of over $7 billion in filmed, live, broadcast, gaming, AR, VR and regulated gaming forms of entertainment, generating more than $100 Billion in revenue and 265 awards for creativity and technology for our clients. When I took a break from film school at UCLA to move to Hawaii, my mother did not lecture me. Instead, she took 150 of her favorite aphorisms and in her beautiful calligraphy, wrote them artistically throughout a blank journal. That is the origin of the Lessons from the Mountain series. Since then, on my journeys to the top of a mountain to watch the sunrise, I have spent countless hours contemplating words of wisdom from the sages of all races, genders and political persuasions, constantly accumulating the thoughts to guide me on my life path. I hope you enjoy my books. Please let me know your thoughts, as I highly value your feedback!