| I stared into those biggest of navy blue eyes and felt | | | | itself, success is achieved. Notwithout sacrifice. Not |
| the power ofhis fighting spirit, despite the pain and | | | | without setbacks. And certainly not withoutpain. But, it |
| week long raging fever. Mostof the time my heart | | | | IS achieved! |
| was in my throat and my mind was awash | | | | Personally, and most probably, I'm at least an |
| withcounter-productive thoughts like, "why him?" and | | | | entry-levelworkaholic with enough Virgo perfectionism |
| "this isn't fair!" | | | | to allow my thinking tostray off course at times. My |
| This wasn't helping him to be sure (my daughter was | | | | stress level rises, my thinkingpatterns disintegrate and I |
| much strongerthan I), but in spite, he not only survived | | | | become unfocused. Suddenly, myforward motion is |
| the arduous ordeal, but heemerged the victor! | | | | slowed, halted or even reversed. |
| I am talking about my infant grandson, Corbin Nicolas, | | | | I was in such a tailspin when the call came from my |
| clobberedwith a serious infection of the lymph glands. | | | | daughter thatsomething was terribly wrong with Corbin. |
| This tiniest ofgladiators toughed out what few adults | | | | Of course, business justdidn't matter at that point, but it |
| could have and not onlyamazed his wonderful | | | | was through this trauma and "in"someone who has |
| pediatrician and hospital staff, but I feelprofoundly and | | | | been on this planet more than 90 times lessthan me, |
| positively impacted them. | | | | and who knew no different than to "just do it!", that I |
| My precious bundle of joy is not a superhuman little | | | | foundmy way again. |
| being. He issimply a child, like any other, who knows no | | | | Corbin was released from the hospital after his |
| different than to fightthe fight and win! | | | | ten-day fight, betterthan new and all the stronger in |
| Now I ask you: what if YOU knew NO other way than | | | | both body and soul. |
| to just go outand win? Well, that's how the true | | | | Look, I'm not a preachy person (most of the time |
| achievers of this world think 24hours a day, 7 days a | | | | anyway), butevery now and then we all need a wake |
| week. Further, it is the lack of this thinkingprocess that | | | | up call to remind us of thevery simple laws that propel |
| is most often the sole difference between success | | | | our universe. And I received mine soclose to home and |
| andfailure. | | | | in a circumstance that had absolutely nothingto do with |
| When failure is perceived as a possibility, it will most | | | | the entrepreneurial spirit, but everything to do with |
| likely becomeyour reality. However, when we envision | | | | thehuman spirit. |
| success as the onlyoption, just as natural as gravity | | | | I learned my lesson through the eyes of a child. |