WARNING: This is not a post for those that are easily offended!!


Growing up, I was a total rocker-chick - big-hair, eyeliner and the like. I was more than just the image, though; I truly was a rocker chick. Music was my life. I managed a few local bands and, ultimately, branched out to work for a music promoter in Las Vegas for awhile. Like many music-obsessed fans, parallels can be easily drawn between lyrics and life. Today, I'm pulling this nugget from one of my favorite bands, AC/DC (and, yes, I took great liberties drawing the parallels because the song is actually about the partying lifestyle, but just go with it, folks):



What about you? Do you have big balls? I know I do. (And, I'm not talking about any tran-tastic appendages here, folks. I'm talking about courage, moxie, zest, belief, mojo ... I've got big balls.) Do you have the balls to do what it takes in your life? Do you have the bigs balls needed to reach your dreams and goals?  I sure hope you do!

What do I mean? Life isn't meant to be a spectator sport where you mildly watch is pass you by. No way! Life is meant to be consumed. And, my friend, it takes some big balls to do that. That, and you've got to get your Empowered Edge!

Your Empowered Edge is that little something extra that causes a spring in your step. It's that little voice that urges you to keep going, because your dreams are waiting right over that next hill. It's the courage to make that change. Once you get your Empowered Edge, it's just something that is there. In fact, I'll let you in on a little secret. Your Empowered Edge is already with you. It always has been. It just needs to be activated; and, again, that takes big balls.

Each day, you must put forth actions towards your goals or dreams. "But, Julie, how can I work on my goals, when I barely have time to catch a shower each day [or walk the dog, or pick up after the kids...]?" I've heard all the excuses, but the bottom line is that is that you probably don't have the balls to truly commit to the goal...or worse, yourself. You have got to have the daily commitment to make time to work towards those dreams and goals. And, again, that takes balls. "Oh, but Julie, that seems like such a long commitment - every day until I reach my dream. What if my dream takes forever?" Well, if this is you, then you should plan on spending time each day working towards this dream. However, even I will admit, forever is a looonng time. It can feel overwhelming if you are uncertain of how long it will take, so I'm going to help you out.

For the next 21 days, commit to spending dedicated time working towards your goals. Period. Every day do at least one thing towards your goal. Make sure you do something every day for 21 days. At the end of those 21 days, I would guess that you are feeling much closer to your goal. You will also probably doing much more than just one action every day too. And, do you know else? I would speculate that you are feeling more confident and more confident too. In fact, you will feel like you've got the balls to do what it takes. How do you know? Because you've done what you needed to for 21 days.

Activating your Empowered Edge takes consistent effort, but you can do it. But first, you have to ask yourself,
"do I have the balls to do what it takes to activate your Empowered Edge?" So, do you?



Just for giggles, here's the Alvin and the Chipmunks remix of AC/DC's Big Balls...