Run For Paydirt!

"This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves." ~ Ronald Reagan

Although Reagan made this comment in 1964 in his "A Time For Choosing" speech, the commentary is dead on here in 2010.

Before you can win, you must be in a position to loose. You must take risks to gain ground, and instill a work ethic superior to your competitor. These winning traits are not found in the land of socialist thought, but are found in the free market system.

Few places provide a greater illustration of preparation, work ethic, risk taking and aspiration than the color and pageantry of college football. On the gridiron we find witness by example the principles our great nation were founded on.

Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden recently released a promotional video called "Get Coached". I learned quite a bit from Coach Bowden over the years, and maybe you can too. Take a listen:



Competition, preparation, education and risk taking, found every Saturday, are also the ingredients found in the entrepreneurial spirit. The governmental elites, who think they make decisions for you better than you can for yourself, were thankfully defeated on Tuesday. Their efforts to break the entrepreneurial spirit have been dealt a serious blow.

We were given a Republic, if we can keep it. Unless the best strategic move, why settle for field goals when we can score touchdowns? Go for it! Run for paydirt!