{"id":758,"date":"2009-03-19T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T17:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/?p=758"},"modified":"2009-03-19T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T18:42:33","slug":"hidden-heroes-introduction-to-the-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/hidden-heroes-introduction-to-the-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Heroes — Introduction to The Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two posts prior to this, specifically the one on March 8th, we took a stab at “rallying\u00a0 the troops”\u00a0\u2014 for making an appeal to “think” hard about WHO your authentic mentors are \u2014 by making the presumptuous, and some might say “dispiriting,” assertion that:<\/p>\n

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“…the world does need another HERO.<\/span><\/strong>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While it just might be us that are actually willing to SEE and HEAR — with clear eyes and critically-open ears — the foolish antics and head-shaking monkey-business that DOES indeed AFFECT our world, we DOUBT it<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

And, we’re also pretty sure, dear fine reader, that ya’d like to DO<\/span> something about it, if you’re not already. Yup, as crystal-clear sure as we are that we’ll NOT be hitting on 17 at the BlackJack table.<\/p>\n

But hey, we already said something like that, didn’t we?<\/p>\n

Yeah, well, sorta… maybe 10 days ago, in the midst of hoping to build up an inspiring case of having more Professor Keatings around us, our appeal got clouded\u2014 after all, we had to go and sprinkle in politics… one word (Obama) used to represent and put a face to rewarding incompetency<\/span> (the “bailout”) and, holy moly, STOP THE PRESSES (again!)…. aaaarrrrghhh, the inspiration train got derailed.<\/p>\n

Okay, so we’re gonna take a HERO-mulligan, put this puppy back on the green, and try it again.<\/p>\n

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Hey, come on already… some leeway is deserved here. Sure, we naturally get juiced-up by taking potshots at the, ahem, anti-hero-like complacency, limiting habits, ho-hum norms, pervasive mediocrity, and dare we say “weirdness” hanging around folks these days.<\/p>\n

Or, as Stephen Colbert<\/strong> would say:<\/p>\n

We’re just doing our part to find that “attractive vessel through which the river of truth can flow<\/em>.\u201d (And, no, some guru-like Mary Poppins-sorta nicety like “the truth is within us all” just dun’it cut it).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This time around, our pitch for admiring Heroes in your life is all going to start with, by golly, accentuating the virtues, story, and results of a real-life HERO.<\/p>\n

We’re NOT here, this time, to sell you on WHY you, your family, your friends, your dog, or anybody else for that matter NEEDS a HERO.<\/p>\n

Noooope, that takes too much work and greases up our soap-box (something, we tend to like, for its slipperiness, anyway) to sometimes unbearable levels. And, like we said before, there’s a song out there that has these words:<\/p>\n

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“Everybody’s searching for a hero<\/strong><\/span>.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, we’re just gonna go with that\u00a0 mass conscious validation and be done with it already \ud83d\ude42 … admittedly, if we would have listened to the words in stillness, we now realize we never would have felt the need to sell you on having one by mentioning anything (regardless of how slight it was) anti-hero in the first place.<\/p>\n

So, bottom line: <\/span><\/p>\n

We’re NOT gonna ask, cajole, or dance around the issue anymore… instead, it’s coming at you in full force, baaaaaby!<\/p>\n

At least two people a month that we feel are worthy of our Hidden Heroes Series.<\/p>\n

What is such a person?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our minds, someone brave, daring, and committed to effecting<\/em><\/span> change \u2014 not so much by being on center-stage telling, teaching, and inspiring; but, instead by being involved at a grassroots, face-to-face level.<\/p>\n

The Heroes we highlight will be everyday, authentic, fallible people who are so busy helping others face adversity, take risks, and stretch limits, that they don’t have a lot of time to be SEEN.<\/p>\n

They instill hope and inspiration that anything is possible<\/span> when your heart is in the right place, you follow your gut\/dreams, seek out\/focus on solutions, and dream big.<\/p>\n

Speaking of dreaming BIG… <\/em><\/p>\n

There is the story of the kindergarten teacher who asks a child what she is drawing. “I’m drawing a picture of God,” the child replies.<\/p>\n

“But, sweetheart,” says the teacher, “no one knows what God looks like.”<\/p>\n

“They will in a minute!” says the child.<\/p>\n

Now, that is a perfect example of Thinking BIG !!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Thinkers possess this childlike faith. Not a childish faith that lacks maturity and understanding, but an attitude of deep faith in themselves.<\/p>\n

If you are a big thinker, you have an inner voice that asks, “why not…” and “what if…” and you’re in tune with your own skills, talents, and abilities to SEE the unseen or create the uncreatable.<\/p>\n

The foundation of a true Hidden Hero starts at this level.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The triumphs, setbacks, lessons, and make-a-difference qualities of our Hidden Heroes will inspire you to be more, do more… be and do better.<\/p>\n

Seeing an example of what is truly possible \u2014 what amazing things have already happened \u2014 will help you give yourself permission to emulate that, and it then becomes much easier.<\/p>\n

But, ya know… here’s the rub (yes, Heather and I will always find something for you to “consider” or think critically about):<\/p>\n

Regardless of what I’ve already said above (i.e., about NOT only relying on yourself to find the truth about life), we’re pretty confident in saying this:<\/p>\n

You’re never going to appreciate, adore, or much less “get” the Hidden Heroes around (and “outside”) of you UNTIL you first recognize you do indeed have one little mini-me hero “inside” of you<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, how bout this idea… BEFORE we tell you about Hidden Hero #1 (which will come on Friday, by the way), try this one for size:<\/p>\n

After you finish reading this post, go to YouTube, type in “Mariah Carey Hero<\/strong>” (just like that, minus the quotes) and LISTEN to the words of this song.<\/p>\n

It rattles the soul in a energetic self-worth sorta way. In other words, you can’t help but be reminded that you must FIRST love your own skills, talents, and abilities BEFORE you can love (or even see) somebody else’s.<\/p>\n

So, after you get your fill of Mariah, stay tuned for our post tomorrow where Heather will give you the true account of a man who gave up an envious corporate job and the business fast track, security, a personal life, and his dream of owning a house to change the world through books in the most unlikely places.<\/p>\n

An inspiring and brave story !<\/p>\n

As one supporter said about tomorrow’s Hidden Hero:<\/p>\n

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“In every life there are a handful of defining moments, junctures at which you and you alone define the person you become. So much of modern literature is an elegy of regret about failing to recognize these moments or lacking the courage to grasp them. John did neither.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Your Partner in the Quest For
\nLiving a Life Without Limits,<\/em><\/p>\n

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