Beginnings

“A good beginning is half the battle.”  – Unknown.  Now is the beginning of “A Word from the Voice”.  Starting as an idea, a beginning comes alive when it sparks activity.  A business person decides to start a new venture based on their idea that they have a better offering for the marketplace.  A musician writes a new song, based on a sound that has comes alive in her mind.  A writer launches a blog because he has an idea that an audience wants to hear his voice.

The excitement of beginnings is the action that follows.  Genesis is another word denoting a beginning.  The Book of Genesis describes something coming from nothing, light coming from darkness, life exploding from emptiness.  Beginnings can be huge!  “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step“, according to the old proverb.  An idea, a step, and a thousand miles later, there is achievement.  Similarly, this beginning has taken its first step.

Every individual has beginnings that they encounter.  But, who really chooses to act?  A respected confidant likes to say, ‘every day I have an opportunity to start over again”.  This thought captures the power of beginnings.  A person who wants to improve simply has to start improving.  Get an idea, take a step.  If the person falls, then begin again.  Consequently, beginning is not a singular act.  Likewise, achievement is not a singular act.  Most high-level performance involves repeatedly accomplishing several assorted activities.  But all achievement requires a beginning.

Fundamentally, a beginning is necessary before progress along any path.  The journey and destination are dependent on the beginning, then become entirely different matters.  So in order to achieve, start something today!  A huge step toward your million dollar idea, your completed novel, your education, your debt reduction, your connection with a lost loved one, your search for a new loved one, or all of the above is only one decision away.  Get an idea.  Have your own personal Genesis.  Create a spark that produces life and love it. 

-The Voice

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