The Only Day

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How would you know if today was the day for you?

The day in which you uncover the one sales opportunity that will make your 2007 a sure success. The day in which you conquer a bad habit, once and for all, to spur yourself on to greatness. The day in which things finally start to click for you in your career because of some small action you took. The day in which you meet the person who ultimately changes your life for the better.

There’s a poignant scene in the 1986 film, “Field of Dreams.” In it, Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) is trying to track down Archibald “Moonlight” Graham, a former ballplayer (played by the late Burt Lancaster). Ray discovers during the day that Dr. Graham passed away years earlier, but as he walks out of a present-day motel room, he steps magically back into 1972.

Ray then miraculously stumbles across Dr. Graham.

Moonlight’s story is that he made one appearance in a major league baseball game decades ago, playing in the outfield; but he missed out on a much-coveted chance to bat–and to wink at the pitcher just before he delivers, “as though you know something he doesn’t,” Moonlight says. Ray asks Moonlight how this felt, and Moonlight responds:

It was like coming this close to your dreams… and then having them brush past you like a stranger in the crowd.

Later, Moonlight adds:

You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, well, there’ll be other days. I didn’t realize that that was the only day.

Moonlight Graham missed this chance. But it opened another door for him as he soon after quit baseball, became a doctor, and later made an lifelong impact on countless others in his hometown.

And there’s the test. Today could be your only day. You could look back on this day, many years from now, as the day things changed. Or your dreams could brush past you, like a stranger in the crowd. You could miss out on life-changing opportunities…or people…or making simple, but impactful decisions, and you’ll never know it.

So my challenge to you today is to decide now, at this moment, that you will move; that you will be a person of action; that you’ll not sit idly by while others snatch your moments of truth without you ever knowing it. Now, go read The Race, then get your day going…

Good luck!