Follow your dreams... listen to your heart... and obey your passions
These are the words of a wonderful and unassuming man who was a giant among men. His name was Pat Quinn and I am grateful for having known him. Unfortunately he left us on November 23, 2014 but his legacy, his teachings and his passion continue to inspire many of us today.
Pat Quinn was not the most talented hockey player who ever played in the National Hockey League but he was in my opinion one of the greatest men who ever played. As the great Wayne Gretzky said, “when Pat walked into the locker room, there was so much respect from the players because they all knew he would protect them”.
Pat was a man who was admired by hockey people throughout the league but he was also loved by tens of thousands in every city around the National Hockey League regardless of whether you were a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, the last team Pat was associated with or the other teams he was employed by including the Atlanta Flames, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers, or the Los Angeles Kings. This is so because Pat was a gentleman who like the late Yogi Berra “made every stranger feel that three minutes spent with him were the best three minutes of his day.” I can attest to this as from my experience, Pat treated everyone equally no matter who you were. He was determined to make your day better and if there was something he could do to make that happen, without any hesitation he would. Yes, Pat Quinn lived by a simple equation day in and day out. I am sure that you will agree that it is hard not to have respect for a man who followed his dreams, listened to his heart and obeyed his passions, but that is what Pat Quinn did and that is what made him as successful and loved as he was from coast to coast in Canada and the United States of America.
After infidelity, one of the greatest challenges that people face is what to do after the secret of the affair is revealed. Considering their options people are often conflicted about whether or not to do the work necessary to save the relationship. Their confusion is often the result of either listening to the advice of others, or when they concede to their fears, the most prominent being “if I try and he cheats again, I will look like a doormat who didn’t stand up for myself.” Frequently “fear” trumps what one’s heart is saying and as a result the person gives into fear and they fail to follow their dream.
Ten words from the great Pat Quinn provides every person who is recovering from infidelity a way out of their confusion. All you need to do is “follow your dreams, listen to your heart and obey your passions”. If you do, your truth will be actualized. Tony Robbins encourages us in a different way. He says, “where the focus goes, the energy flows”.
My advice is no matter what you want to have or achieve in your life and no matter what trauma you may have experienced, if you direct your focus in the direction of your dreams and passions, what you inspire to have in your life will become your reality.