By Ahsan

We all know a famous story about a person who sets out on an adventure, falls, and gets back up to claim victory. Can you think of one?

Not only is this a story of the underdog, but it is also the story of the human spirit. These stories remind us of our own struggles and motivate us to keep going. The quintessential story for young boys and girls during the 1980s was the epic movie, The Karate Kid.

Young Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mom from New Jersey. He tries to fit in at a new school, gets beat up by bullies and is defeated mentally as well as physically bruised. By chance, he meets Mr. Miyagi, an old Karate Master who teaches Daniel about the great strength that lies within himself. Through physical and mental training, Daniel re-commits to living with dignity, defeats his enemies and wins at the game of life!

If I were to ask you to re-read the quick synopsis of the Karate Kid above one more time, can you tell me what the one tactic to turn your life around is? Take a moment and see what you come up with? Was it the idea of re-committing? That is what I had in mind. Do you agree? We all set out on adventures and have lofty goals. Some of them we conquer and others we set aside.

Keep it simple the next time you find yourself battered and bruised. Just re-commit to your goal.

Re-commit and know that you have vast stores of possibility that lie deep within you. Keep repeating the famous movie line, " wax on. wax off.". In other words, keep doing what appears to be simple and mundane but holds within it, the power to propel you to living your most awesome life.

Re-commit!