Happy New Year everyone.
One of the biggest lessons I learned from 2008 is that our actions help our dreams become reality. President Barack Obama and Yelena Isinbayeva (pole vaulter with 24 world records) prove this to be true. It’s amazing how our dreams can push through when we have done all that is necessary.
For me, I’ll never forget watching Yelena Isinbayeva, a few seconds before she set her Olympic record. I took the journey with her as she charged towards her goal and achieved it. It was surreal to think that seconds before Yelena set a new world record, her dream was but a thought. Then in Beijing, her dream became reality.
It is my hope that regardless of your athletic ability or your political affiliation, these individuals remind us that we can carve space for our dreams too. Not everyone is going to see how we can succeed, but if you can and do all that is required; you might find yourself at the other end of your goal, marveling at yourself.
Happy New Year from Let It Shine.
Ciao,
Talyn McArthur
