There are times when I just don't know how I'm going to get
everything done. Deadlines are looming, and the pressure is on.
That's when it hits me – the idea for the one project that could have
a major impact my career and the lives of countless others!

Have you ever said no to an idea or project that could send your
career soaring, or could benefit others because you couldn't possibly
see how you were going to be able to do that project on top of
everything else? Did it come back to haunt you later? If only…

Most people only look at the HOW of any project: how am I going to
find the time, how am I going to get the money, or how will I regain
my self-esteem if it doesn't work out? Focusing on the HOW becomes
paralyzing; we only see the negatives and talk ourselves out of the
big dream because we don't know HOW to make it work.

If your dream is important to you, don't worry about the HOW; when
the WHY is big enough, the how will take care of itself. It is my
goal to get 100,000 nurses certified in their specialty by the year
2010. I don't know how to do that; but I do know that it is
important. It is important to me and to the nursing profession:
certified nurses make fewer errors, collaborate better, and have
higher self-esteem than nurses who are not certified. The WHY is
important!

The how begins with what we already have in place: the best
certification programs available that guarantee success. In the next
four years, more "hows" will be revealed. We made the commitment and
we want to see it through to fruition. It is like magic – when you
make the commitment to a lofty goal and get started toward it's
completion, the methods find you. In other words, when the WHY is
big enough and important enough to you, the HOW takes care of itself!

Embrace your dream: see it, feel it, imagine the impact. Don't let
go of the WHY just because there are obstacles – nothing important is
easy to accomplish. It is just a matter of believing in your dream
and in yourself. You can do it, and you should do it! Stop
listening to any reasons why it can't be done. Have you heard the
story about the 90 pound grandmother who lifted the car off the
child? She wasn't thinking about how she was going to do it, she
just did it. When your why is strong enough, the how just doesn't
matter.

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if
they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be
amazed at the energy that comes out of you." – William James

Best wishes,
David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, CEN
President, Ed4Nurses, Inc.
www.Ed4Nurses.com

Nursing specialty certification increases nurse's job satisfaction.
See www.100K-Certified-Nurses.com for more information.