Do you actually know where the old saying, "The whole 9 yards" came from?
In WWII, fighter pilots would have a machine gunner with a .50 caliber that had yards worth of ammunition. In times of stress, the pilot would tell the gunner how many yards to give. Nevertheless when things actually hit the fan, he would belt out "Give them the whole damn nine yards!?" These men were in survival mode and had to do everything they could possibly to survive. They had to give it everything they had in order to stay alive.
How could do this in life?
You've got to give each day everything you've got. Leave no avenue unexplored and leave nothing in the tank. Give yourself the best chance at life and achieving your ambitions. Give it the whole damn 9 yards.
Everyone is a result of our repeated actions throughout time. We are the final tally of our decisions, habits, and decisions of the paths we decide to walk. Therefore, if we are going to make a large change in life, we must change the things that made us arrive at this place.
You never can tell the edges of your deepest possibilities until you travel into uncharted waters. At 1 time or another, you have got to leave the security of the harbor and take a grand journey. Frightful? Yes. Mandatory? Hell yes.
It is so incredibly simple to be a beholder in your own life. We call this being up in the stands. Nevertheless to live a life you love you have to get on the field and play in the game. For most that suggests taking the hits and enjoying the daily scenarios and challenges that come with it. The decision to get on the field of life can be stupendously frightening to many who are nervous about going after what they truly love. But at last, wih enough support and pressure from the soul, those scared and timid souls will take the leap of faith and start their own journey in due time.
Give this life all that you've got. You only have one to live and you actually don't know precisely what you can do. So chase perfection knowing you'll never achieve it. In the end, you will realize that you achieved excellence instead.
In WWII, fighter pilots would have a machine gunner with a .50 caliber that had yards worth of ammunition. In times of stress, the pilot would tell the gunner how many yards to give. Nevertheless when things actually hit the fan, he would belt out "Give them the whole damn nine yards!?" These men were in survival mode and had to do everything they could possibly to survive. They had to give it everything they had in order to stay alive.
How could do this in life?
You've got to give each day everything you've got. Leave no avenue unexplored and leave nothing in the tank. Give yourself the best chance at life and achieving your ambitions. Give it the whole damn 9 yards.
Everyone is a result of our repeated actions throughout time. We are the final tally of our decisions, habits, and decisions of the paths we decide to walk. Therefore, if we are going to make a large change in life, we must change the things that made us arrive at this place.
You never can tell the edges of your deepest possibilities until you travel into uncharted waters. At 1 time or another, you have got to leave the security of the harbor and take a grand journey. Frightful? Yes. Mandatory? Hell yes.
It is so incredibly simple to be a beholder in your own life. We call this being up in the stands. Nevertheless to live a life you love you have to get on the field and play in the game. For most that suggests taking the hits and enjoying the daily scenarios and challenges that come with it. The decision to get on the field of life can be stupendously frightening to many who are nervous about going after what they truly love. But at last, wih enough support and pressure from the soul, those scared and timid souls will take the leap of faith and start their own journey in due time.
Give this life all that you've got. You only have one to live and you actually don't know precisely what you can do. So chase perfection knowing you'll never achieve it. In the end, you will realize that you achieved excellence instead.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Interested in some more motivation? Dive into these uplifting quotes to give yourself the extra boost to give the whole 9 yards.
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