The Difference
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I met you on the path
While I was on my way
To a place I had in my mind
That I would reach some day.
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I enjoyed our time together
The stories that were told.
I asked you to come along with me
You said you were too old.
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I asked you of your dreams
Of where you’d like to be
And said that you should reach for them.
You said, “That’s not for me!”
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I talked with you about your goals.
You knew not what they were
I asked you if you had a vision
You said you were not sure.
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I asked you if you’d like a change
You said, “I surely would!”
Then I asked you do something about it.
You said “I wish I could!”
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Each time we had a conversation
My ideas, you’d disregard
Each time I shared the power you have
You’d say it was too hard.
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Although we’d talk of future plans
You got in your own way
Instead of finding reasons to win
You found the reasons to stay
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And so one day our paths divided
You stayed in the same place
You went your way, I went mine
With sadness on my face.
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You could have done a whole lot more
But instead you played it small.
In place of your magnificence
Your growth you would forestall
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You saw “what is” as never changing
I saw it as a phase
Instead of using your talents for more
You justified your ways
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And this is why our lives are different
Because of what we chose
You could still accomplish greatness
And more I would suppose.
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It’s not too late, there’s always time.
There’s something you can do.
Decide you will live differently!
Your life is up to you.
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Choose Up!
Nicholas Townsend Smith
The Expert Performance Coach
