A million to one shot...

Above my desk I have the movie poster from the original Rocky movie framed. The iconic shot of Sylvester Stallone looking down from the top of the steps in Philadelphia with his fists raised gives me chills every time I look at it. The tagline for the poster reads, "His whole life was a million-to-one shot."

I love that movie - and when you think about it, there is probably only about 15-20 minutes of fighting in the whole 2 hours or so. What I love the most (besides the training montage-if that doesn't motivate you, you're dead) is the story-here's a guy with no options, no resources, no future-then God gives him a chance. EVERYTHING for him is riding on this title shot-of which everyone BUT him views as merely a show; a joke. To Rocky Balboa, it's his one and only shot to lift himself out of the thick-necked loser world of mediocrity that he's known his whole life. One of my favorite scenes is when he picks up a beat up photo of himself as a kid, and looks at it, his eyes seemingly apologizing to his deceased parents for not making more of himself...that scene always gets me, every time.

In life, I think we need to take a more "Rocky" approach to everything we do - giving it everything we have as if our very existence depends on it.

When it comes to protecting yourself, we could all learn from Rocky's character and the way he views his shot at the title. It's not just about him, it's about giving Adrian a better life, it's about proving to himself and his parents, and GOD, that he is more than what he presently is.

For us, it's about our family and loved ones, our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, friends and family.

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If I sound like a broken record it's because it is pretty damn important.

Be safe,

Bobby