There was a scene in Wall Street when Bud Fox finally was granted access to Gordon Gecko after cold calling the dude mucho days in a row.

He’s about to walk through the doors in Gecko’s office and he turns to Gecko’s assistant and says “Life all comes down to a few moments . . . this is one of them!”

I was in a rather introspective mood the other day and thought about my “moments” both business and personal.

There was a “moment” back in 1988 when I watched my future wife walk down the aisle and my freakin lip quivered. It was followed by years of additional moments when I denied it to people who reminded me of my “moment”  🙂

I had 3 “moments” to be exact when each of my 3 children were born. I vowed to never let anyone or any thing rob me of my “moments” with them.

There was a “moment” during the nightshift one evening back in 1996 when I absolutely had it with my life. I was pissed, disappointed and tired of losing.

It was a “moment” when I found my huevos and decided I was worth more than $8.50 an hour!

I’ve had numerous “moments” when I have caught myself knee deep in totally loving life. I appreciate these moments because I had spent way too much time being uptight to allow myself this gift.

Past and present moments are wonderful, but . . .

We must also visualize future moments that represent the things we want in our lives and moments that represent the best possible YOU (and me too)

I see a “moment” when I step on that scale and I’ve lost the weight I need to lose.

I see a “moment” when my book is completed and published.

I see “moments” when I write all those college checks and I’m not sweating it.

Same with my little girl’s wedding one day. Note: I can also see that problem with my quivering lip happening again!

But I also see a moment at the end of my life when I will reflect on all of the moments and . . .

Decide whether I lived my life fully, with intention and without regret.

The good news is that it brings us all back to today and how we choose to spend our allotted “moments”!

Paul Castain coaches individuals and trains sales teams to higher levels of rock stardom. For more information on how you can work with Paul as your coach, click here!