Trying to be

I had another powerful insight about Rocky just now. I was driving back to office after dinner when I was hit b a realisation that Rocky was not trying to do, but he was trying to be. I realised Rocky’s achievement came not from what he did, but by what he believed and his daring to become a bigger person. That was the real challenge. And for him to be this bigger person he first had to start by reclaiming the space to be – to create the foundation for this new character to exist and to stand on. You see, Rocky had a feeling, an awareness and a belief. He already knew deep inside who he could become, even though he has not crossed the bridge yet. So all the training, all the hard work was not about doing, but it was about expanding the foundation of his inner being to allow a greater person inside to stand out. Rocky’s determination and preparation was to usher in a larger reality to his life, which is his greatest challenge of all. It starts by first believing you are more, and bigger than that. Then only did he start training furiously. But throughout the journey, it was never the success of brute force, but rather the triumph of the human spirit because he underwent a spiritual journey of change and transformation. So it is not about working hard, doing more of the same but, believing you are a bigger person in life who deserve better, and you are surrounded by resources that will enrich your life. Life is a process of becoming and being.