Defying Gravity, from the hit musical Wicked, has become ‘my song’ in recent months and regularly provides me just the right amount of motivation and confidence I need to get me doing those things for my business that are hard, routine or that, at the outset, appear risky.
The following lines in particular resonate with me:
“Something has changed within me, something is not the same.
I’m through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game…”
A hard look at what my family and I need now and in the future, coupled with what I want to do with my life, prompted a change within my head and my heart. This has set me on course for a future where I am the boss and where I write the rules.
“I’m through accepting limits ‘cause someone says they’re so.
Some things I cannot change but till I try I’ll never know…”
I have never been good at following valueless rules or procedures. I am not afraid to question rules that I feel are unnecessary or unjust. Just because something has been done a particularly way for years, is no reason why it should continue to be done that way. I enjoy change especially when I can see clear and far reaching advantages in making that change. However I am good at procrastinating and part of this is because I dislike failing.
‘Defying Gravity’ inspires a very empowering emotion in me. It is undoubtedly helping me to sustain my drive and determination to secure the future happiness of my family and me through business ownership rather than corporate employment.
Lyrics of “Defying Gravity” © 2003 Stephen Schwartz
October 25, 2008 @ 9:41 am
Thanks Hannah. Yes I think it’s always good to think before you obey rules! Some are just ridiculous.
‘Defing gravity’ is a brilliant visual image. It reminds me of when I used to go SCUBA diving, that was really good to feel physically and mentally free. Sometimes I feel weighed down by responsibility / workload, so a good image to have.
Mary.