I ran across Stephen Hopson at the Ezine Articles site on one of the forums there and we seemed to hit it off.  (Ezine Articles is a service that connects writers with online publishers who need content, so check it out if you’re a writer or need to write in order to promote your online activities and are looking to drive some traffic to your site.)

Then, when I learned more about Stephen, I realized that his story fits perfectly with many of the things we talk about here at Dream Jobs Dialog.

About motivation.

About success.

About having the courage to figure out why you’re here on this mortal coil, and then to go out and do something about it.

Here’s an excerpt from Stephen’s Site, reprinted here with his permission.

So, over to you, Stephen:

Let’s go on a little trip, if you will.  Open the stairwell to your imagination for a moment. 

Imagine . . . think in your mind what it would be like in your life to never have heard a sound . . . any sound.  You’re completely deaf and have been since birth.  You’ve never heard a baby’s cry, a bird chirp, an airplane’s roar, or worse yet, your mother’s reassuring words of comfort in a time of pain, need, or sorrow.  You are, in effect, virtually alone in a world of your own.

Now go deeper in your imagination.  If you’ve never heard a sound, that also means you’ve never heard a word articulated.  Think about that for a second.  If you’ve never heard a word articulated, how would you know, or better yet, how would you even learn how to pronounce a word . . . any word?

How would you distinguish between similar sounding words that were spelled the same or slightly differently?  For example, “The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert,” “They were too close to the door to close it,”  “Upon seeing a tear in the painting, I shed a tear.”

Sounds impossible, doesn’t it?  Do you think a totally deaf person could do it?  Do you think you could master the language if you were deaf yourself?

Stephen Hopson was born completely deaf.  He’s never in his life heard a grunt, a groan, or a peep.  Yet, he not only mastered the English language and become an accomplished professional speaker, but he’s also been a successful Wall Street stockbroker, and recently made aviation history by becoming the first deaf person ever to earn an instrument rating, a rating that actually requires hearing – something so-called experts considered would never happen in a million years.  Stephen proved them wrong.

If Stephen can master the spoken language and achieve the impossible, what’s stopping you from achieving your goals?  Goals that don’t require nearly the work, the effort, the time, and the discouragement that he’s encountered? 

ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE.  You just have to set your goals and they must be high.  Donald Trump thinks in multiple BILLIONS, not just enough to pay next month’s rent.  You have to develop a plan, muster your resources and then, most importantly, take action.

Okay, now go to Stephen’s site and click the link that will let you hear his recording.

The man is deaf, Dream Jobbers, and he’s a motivational speaker, for cryin’ out loud.

To hearing audiences.

This simply blows me away.  Really.

(So, I mean, this really does beg the question:  What are you doing with your life, your career, and your mission?)

Read Stephen’s words again, and think about that question as you do.

I’m going to see if I can get Stephen for an interview.

Please stand by.

In the meantime, let me know what you think.  Did you visit Stephen’s site, and what do you think?
 

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