Be Willing to Fight

There's a powerful scene in the 5 time Oscar winning film Braveheart. Right before Mel Gibson, playing William Wallace, leads to Scottish to defeat the English, one of the veteran Scottish warriors begins to voice his concern about being able to defeat the English and states he's going to run.

William Wallace replies, "Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!"

This scene is so powerful, even to this day. I believe it is your right to able to be as successful as possible, but too many people settle for mediocrity over fighting for their right to succeed.

Success doesn't come easily, one must earn it. In the movie, hundreds if not thousands of Scottish warriors lost their lives, and paid the ultimate sacrifice in order for Scotland to have it's freedom. They were willing to do whatever it takes in order to win.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to die to be successful. I clearly want you to be able to enjoy both the process and the reward of success. You deserve more than what you have, but you must be willing to do whatever it takes.