About two years ago, I was walking through a store when I saw this beautiful photo of a long winding road through the hills; the sky was yellow, orange, pink and purple with the sun setting, and the road appeared to go on forever. Underneath this photo it said,
"The greatest thing one can discover is that nothing is impossible."
I know there are a million quotes out there saying that you have the power to become or do anything you choose, but what I loved so much about this quote was that it wasn't just telling me that "nothing is impossible," but it was encouraging me to discover it, to actually believe it and see it before my own eyes, and when I do understand it, it will be one of the greatest things that could happen to me.
At that time I really wanted to win a Skip Barber Racing Series (open wheel) race, but for the first year and a half I was only a podium finisher at best. So I told myself that if I just put my head down and put in 100% of my effort, that someday I could achieve this goal, and a few months later, I won my first Skip Barber race.
At that moment I realized that the hard work I put in is what brought me to that goal, so if I just kept putting in a 100% effort, it would help me achieve my next goal, which was becoming a Skip Barber Race Series Champion. It took a LOT of hard work, everything from physical to mental, but I just kept pushing myself to be better and at the end of 2010 I ended up winning 25 races and 2 championships in the same year.
It excites me to believe that nothing really is impossible, and life is this long, winding, everlasting road in front of me and that I have the choice on where or how to drive it. Some things may take more work than others, but if I can envision it, figure out and work on my plan, I can literally take myself to levels I only dream of, as long as I stay committed and determined enough to do it. And this doesn’t just apply to racing; it applies to every aspect of my life. Knowing that I have the power to achieve any goal is an amazing feeling, and with that I hope to keep pushing myself to be the best I can be.
Yours Truly,
Ashley
"The greatest thing one can discover is that nothing is impossible."
I know there are a million quotes out there saying that you have the power to become or do anything you choose, but what I loved so much about this quote was that it wasn't just telling me that "nothing is impossible," but it was encouraging me to discover it, to actually believe it and see it before my own eyes, and when I do understand it, it will be one of the greatest things that could happen to me.
At that time I really wanted to win a Skip Barber Racing Series (open wheel) race, but for the first year and a half I was only a podium finisher at best. So I told myself that if I just put my head down and put in 100% of my effort, that someday I could achieve this goal, and a few months later, I won my first Skip Barber race.
At that moment I realized that the hard work I put in is what brought me to that goal, so if I just kept putting in a 100% effort, it would help me achieve my next goal, which was becoming a Skip Barber Race Series Champion. It took a LOT of hard work, everything from physical to mental, but I just kept pushing myself to be better and at the end of 2010 I ended up winning 25 races and 2 championships in the same year.
It excites me to believe that nothing really is impossible, and life is this long, winding, everlasting road in front of me and that I have the choice on where or how to drive it. Some things may take more work than others, but if I can envision it, figure out and work on my plan, I can literally take myself to levels I only dream of, as long as I stay committed and determined enough to do it. And this doesn’t just apply to racing; it applies to every aspect of my life. Knowing that I have the power to achieve any goal is an amazing feeling, and with that I hope to keep pushing myself to be the best I can be.
Yours Truly,
Ashley
