Jimmy V

Another reason why..... Most of us never know when or how our life will end.

But we have a choice how we live each day, how we approach what we encounter....

And I prefer to live my passions, to do what brings me joy, in a manner that helps those around me.

I like Jim Valvano. Just reading the words gets me choked up.... And it makes my fears seem inconsequential and entirely conquerable.

"It's so important to know where you are. I know where I am right now. How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. You have to be willing to work for it." - Jim Valvano

"To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."

- Jim Valvano


1. Got a goal? - check

2. Laughed today? - check

3. Cried today? - not yet

4. thought today? - off to do that now!




Read the full speech or watch it!

http://www.jimmyv.org/remembering-jim/espy-awards-speech.html