Your Parachute ….. a MUST SEE

[Phantom]

:nono:

I will move this to the "Off Topic" shortly

This is not a RELIGIOUS video, disregard that portion.

It's reality …. You must see this until the end, I strongly recommend …. Just JUMP once

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILVFRlUtT8

:icon_cool::yes:

[gandydancer]

Don`t disregard the God part---it`s the truth---good words from a good man--thanks for the post---

[willtill]

I'd be appreciative if someone could give me a summary of that video?

[Dirtstiff's F6B]

I think his analogy meant, trust in God and with that God will provide the " parachute " . If we trust in God, our lives will be fulfilled beyond just existing. And not to be afraid to fail.
Despite the bumps and bruises along the way.

Maybe that's it. That's what I got anyway

[willtill]

I think his analogy meant, trust in God and with that God will provide the " parachute " . If we trust in God, our lives will be fulfilled beyond just existing. And not to be afraid to fail.
Despite the bumps and bruises along the way.

Maybe that's it. That's what I got anyway

Thanks. :yes:

[Phantom]

I interpret it as follows ...

If you work hard, take a chance or two, believe in yourself, do what you are good at, get back up when you fall and fear not starting over again… You will be successful. You have to earn it, work for it and the fruits from the labor you love will come.

I've taken many chances in my life, crashed hard a couple of times and fortunate to not have killed me. Jumped again and again with multiple successful landings and yes it has paid off. In the long run the odds are in your favor.

Sometimes you just have to JUMP … I did that last year and am doing it again this year… It's hard work but I am seeing the rewards.
I will never work for someone else, being self-employed comes with many risks however it also comes with rewards.

Let's ride.

[Dirtstiff's F6B]

I interpret it as follows ...

If you work hard, take a chance or two, believe in yourself, do what you are good at, get back up when you fall and fear not starting over again… You will be successful. You have to earn it, work for it and the fruits from the labor you love will come.

I've taken many chances in my life, crashed hard a couple of times and fortunate to not have killed me. Jumped again and again with multiple successful landings and yes it has paid off. In the long run the odds are in your favor.

Sometimes you just have to JUMP … I did that last year and am doing it again this year… It's hard work but I am seeing the rewards.
I will never work for someone else, being self-employed comes with many risks however it also comes with rewards.

Let's ride.

Well put, Tony

[Steve 0080]

I saw this about a month ago and sent it to some folks I know... my take away is faith...the words Steve uses are in the Bible...you just have to believe
and in his word, jump. Make an effort, try, work harder then the next guy, see the big picture, fulfill your dream. You will fall, you must get up. After
enough times you will see the errors you made in the past and not repeat them and have a greater reward then you ever thought possible .... you must believe. For those who do not believe in the Bible ...then believe in yourself. You can do it.

As Tony stated... you will never get ahead signing the back of the check. Signing the front sucks huge sometimes, sometimes you win!

[taxfree4]

The English is horrible "He do", "It aint" etc., with all that money he can't get a speech coach. People judge you by the words you use and it isn't looking good for Steve. It dilutes the message, IMO, which is sort of Pollyanna. When you are raising a family you don't have the luxury of self indulgence, you have the burden of sacrifice. Your 6 year old doesn't comprehend you want to quit your job because you want be a rock star, she just wants to eat and have a roof over her head. He says "The bills will always be there", he's right, but if you go on this self serving leap - the money won't, unless you deplete savings. This is great if you live at home, are deciding if you want to go to college, no kids, but if you have a family, mortgage or bills in general, this may be risky. I don't mean to be a downer but I'm a realist - we don't look at the glass half full or half empty, we just see at it as a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. Most importantly, sometimes when you jump the chute doesn't open, but it is an entertaining video mostly because while he is preaching this fantasy the stagehands behind him are actually working.

[stroguy]

Deion Sanders comes from the same front. If I yell and profess in broken English cliches then I will appear smart, competent and knowledgeable to a short audience. I love the message, but the envelope it comes in is a bit ragged.

[BEIST]

Thanks for sharing. :clap2:

[Travelor]

I interpret it as follows ...

If you work hard, take a chance or two, believe in yourself, do what you are good at, get back up when you fall and fear not starting over again… You will be successful. You have to earn it, work for it and the fruits from the labor you love will come.

Let's ride.

100% agree. Like the old adage says "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". And as Tony said, you have to work for it - there really is "no free lunch" anywhere in the universe. Success most of the time is the result of hard work and making the right choices which are usually the hard choices. Those "right, hard" choices add up over a lifetime, and then you get to enjoy the fruits - too many want the fruit first, and that just "ain't" life.

[unsub]

The English is horrible "He do", "It aint" etc., with all that money he can't get a speech coach. People judge you by the words you use and it isn't looking good for Steve. It dilutes the message, IMO, which is sort of Pollyanna. When you are raising a family you don't have the luxury of self indulgence, you have the burden of sacrifice. Your 6 year old doesn't comprehend you want to quit your job because you want be a rock star, she just wants to eat and have a roof over her head. He says "The bills will always be there", he's right, but if you go on this self serving leap - the money won't, unless you deplete savings. This is great if you live at home, are deciding if you want to go to college, no kids, but if you have a family, mortgage or bills in general, this may be risky. I don't mean to be a downer but I'm a realist - we don't look at the glass half full or half empty, we just see at it as a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. Most importantly, sometimes when you jump the chute doesn't open, but it is an entertaining video mostly because while he is preaching this fantasy the stagehands behind him are actually working.

^ You got that right. Above all SH is an entertainer, nothing more.

[grendl]

I saw this a while back and it speaks to me.OF course you have to use common sense in the risk you take but this is inspirational and fits my life.
In a weird twist of life I have raised my daughters alone. NOT easy but well worth it. I have taken risks and haven't ended up wealthy but still those risk gave us a decent life.
I understood they didnt know what it took ,but by example I have taught them that yeah,when the sh1^ goes sideways ,you do have to "jump". Work hard,calculate your risks,be smart as you can about what you are doing and when all else fails GO FOR IT. Win lose or draw dont just sit there .
I live this message and looking around now for my next flight....

[taxfree4]

I won custody of 2 children and raised them into 2 responsible adults and never once did I ever contemplate my own selfish desires because the mortgage was due at the end of the month. These celebrities like to fabricate and preach how to do what they did meanwhile they are the 1% of the 1% that make it big. He thought he was in a Baptist church at the pulpit. Tomorrow if he fizzles out and people don't find him funny he'll be playing cruise ships and nursing homes.

[Hornblower]

OK...so his command of the English language isn't that good. So what???? To me, that is looking at what he is saying in a very small way. This video is one of the most pointed, and Biblically-correct, discourses I've heard from a well-known personality in quite a while. I found it very refreshing and frankly, it's not something you can leave God out of, even if you'd like to. Oh no, it's all about God! The fact is, God has a plan for all of us. He didn't make us robots so we have a choice of whether or not we follow that plan. So, when Steve talks about "jumping", he's referring to the gifts that God has uniquely given us which is all part of that beautiful plan He's made for us. Happy, happy is the person that chooses that path.

[willtill]

OK...so his command of the English language isn't that good. So what???? To me, that is looking at what he is saying in a very small way. This video is one of the most pointed, and Biblically-correct, discourses I've heard from a well-known personality in quite a while. I found it very refreshing and frankly, it's not something you can leave God out of, even if you'd like to. Oh no, it's all about God! The fact is, God has a plan for all of us. He didn't make us robots so we have a choice of whether or not we follow that plan. So, when Steve talks about "jumping", he's referring to the gifts that God has uniquely given us which is all part of that beautiful plan He's made for us. Happy, happy is the person that chooses that path.

Not everyone succumbs to religious preaching Hornblower. And if one is a non-believer; Steve Harvey's discourse can be equally as distasteful as well.

Many make the right choices in life; without having to allude to an imaginary entity for guidance.

[gandydancer]

Well said Hornblower---some folks just focus on the negative---have taken so many "leaps of faith" in my life can`t count them all anymore----some ain`t turned out good but most have---and I thank God for that--everyday---

[edgeman55]

Not everyone succumbs to religious preaching Hornblower. And if one is a non-believer; Steve Harvey's discourse can be equally as distasteful as well.

Many make the right choices in life; without having to allude to an imaginary entity for guidance.

+1 Well said.

[stroguy]

Well said Hornblower---some folks just focus on the negative---have taken so many "leaps of faith" in my life can`t count them all anymore----some ain`t turned out good but most have---and I thank God for that--everyday---

Who is focusing on the negatives? The man speaks a good word but his semi in your face weak English can put some folks off and cut off the message short of absorption.

[MisterB]

I'm a realist - we don't look at the glass half full or half empty, we just see at it as a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.
I'm not big on inspirational quotes or phrases, but this speaks to me.

I enjoyed the video, but it is only the perspective of a successful entertainer. For every Steve Harvey there were 1000 other people who jumped and didn't survive.
I'm certainly not teaching that kind of thinking to my children, instead maybe learn how to build a ladder to scale down, or use machinery to build some switchbacks, etc.
If the whole thing had been scaled back a little it could certainly be a message that would be hard to dispute.

Regardless, here is my message: The F6B is my parachute. Just taking it to get some gas puts a smile on my face!

[MisterB]

Speaking of entertainers and inspirational quotes, here's a fav my wife sent me:

19064

[stroguy]

Speaking of entertainers and inspirational quotes, here's a fav my wife sent me:

19064

Hallelujah, Amen.........can I get a "you big dummy" with that?