If you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame yet, please stop reading now!!
I saw the EPIC 3 Hour Cinematic Event, Avengers: Endgame over the weekend. And the movie did not disappoint. Aside from being another great addition to the Marvel Movie Family, there were a few life lessons and aha moments I want to share with you.
- Plan to give it all you’ve got. All or nothing. This was the entire theme of the movie. And while most of us won’t ever have to face such a life or death or survival of the fittest situation, we can still take a cue from the movie title. What is your endgame and are you willing to give it everything you’ve got to get there? If you have an endgame or a major goal – whether it’s starting a business, starting a family, traveling the world, pursuing the love of your life, taking over a Fortune 500 company, or buying your first house – whatever your goal, are you doing absolutely EVERYTHING to get it?The truth is not plenty of us will work hard to get what we want. But most of us are not driven enough or hungry enough to make a major sacrifice to get what you want. In the words of Les Brown, “You have to be HUNGRY. When a man is HUNGRY, he will do whatever it takes to get fed.” And in the words of ET the Hip Hop Preacher “You have to want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe.”Start with your ultimate desire and your ultimate goal. Get clear on WHY you must have it. Create a plan. Commit to the plan. Execute. Adjust. Execute again. Repeat until you’ve attained it.
- You cannot do it alone. Whatever IT is for you, you need a team of people around you, with different ideas, with different gifts, and with different talents in order for you to succeed. What I loved about the individual characters is that they all wanted to kill Thanos and reverse the pain he unleashed on the world. And every once in a while, one of the Avengers would want to go out by herself (Captain Marvel) because she thought she could do it alone. But the true genius, magic, and victory only happened when the worked together towards a common goal while using their individual talents to contribute to the goal. This is the true definition of a Mastermind Group!
- Sometimes, the OLD you will come back to haunt you and sabotage you. The old you include your old fears, your old way of thinking, your old behavior, and your old mistakes. They show up right before the moment your biggest breakthrough happens. This is exactly what happened for Nebula.If this didn’t step on MY TOES!! Every once in a while, even I have to deal with old fears and thoughts that pop up and try to convince me that I am not who I think I am and I cannot do what I think I can do.How do you overcome this? Do what Nebula did. One: Remind yourself that you are not who you used to be. Change is possible and you are evidence of that change. Two: Be willing to kill your old self. Starve your old believes and affirm your new beliefs. Change your environment to something that supports where you are going. And keep your eyes ahead of you.
- The greatest human need and desire is to experience TRUE LOVE. True Love only comes in the form of your relationship with your family and that someone special. True Love will cause you to sacrifice yourself so that your loved ones may live a safe and abundant life. True love is what motivates people. And no matter how young or old you are, it is still possible and probable for you to experience true love.From my own personal experience, my greatest desire for most of my adult life is to create an intimate, loving, and long lasting relationship with a life-partner and husband. My greatest desire is to have someone to do life with, the be a witness to his life, to create memories and share experiences with. This has been my greatest desire.So when Captain America went back in time to lay down his shield and claim is one true love, my heart felt ALL OF THAT! He gave up the success, the power, the fame, for the chance to live out in life with the love of his life. And it didn’t make him any less of a man or less of a hero. It made him a happy and fulfilled human. . .
Avengers Endgame wasn’t just entertaining, it was also a great reminder that we all are on similar paths and journeys with continuous room for growth.
I will be attending a second showing of this movie later this week. Check back in a few days to get any new revelations I’ve ascertained from the movie.
~Sherica
