Sometimes the most important things we do in our lives

are the product of sheer will,

of taking little nothings that surround us

and making something out of them.

In other words, the greatest opportunities,

often the ones we need most,

they simply aren't obvious.

They're hidden.

Hidden behind what looks like difficulty,

what appears to be hopelessness.

The reason I place so much value on a single step forward when we're overwhelmed or at a low

point is because a single step means you're in the game. You're giving yourself a chance to find and obtain those little hidden away pieces that can't be found

when we stand still and dwell on a situation.

Mobility is empowerment. And when we move forward only with what we have,

we're continuously reminded that what we have is enough.

We have the tools, the resources, and the ability.

We just have to somehow remind ourselves that with those tools we are capable of building,

of creating the incredible.

So a quick story about what I believe is the best song ever written, certainly one of them.

And it's a little bit older now, but in 1998, a band called The Goo Goo Goo Dolls released a song called Iris.

And that song changed my life. It was the first album I bought, it introduced me to music. I listened

to it probably thousands of times. And even 24 years later, it gives me chills listening to it.

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