OnacoldwinterdayIwaitedinlinetoseemyheroJackCanfieldtheauthorofTheSuccessPrincipleswhowasgoingtodeliveraspeechonhisnewbook.
DuringhistalkJack 36 hiswalletpulledoutahundred-dollarbillandsaid‘‘Whowantsthis?” 37 shotupintheaudience;peopleleanedforwardtoseewhomJackwould 38 .ButIjumpedupranupthe 39 tothestageandgrabbedthebill.AsIwaslaunchingmyselfintheair 40 racedthroughmymind—wasIabouttobehumiliated(羞辱)infrontof800people?Wouldthey 41 securityguardsandtakemefromthestage? 42 mydesireforbold（大胆的）actionwaslouderthanany 43 voice.AsIgotthebillfromhishandhesaid“That’sit!Wecan’twaitforthe 44 tocometous.Wemusttake 45 tocreatewhatwewant!’’
AfterhistalkI 46 toformallymeetJackandboldlyaskedforhispersonale-mailaddress.OverthenextmonthsIsenthimemails 47 mypointsofviewanddreamswithhim.Hekindlye-mailedbacklotsofencouragement.Butmylifegotbusy 48 otherthings.Istoppede-mailingJack.
Ayearlatermydreamshadwornaway.IthoughtJackwouldinspiremeintoactionlikeagiantarrowthatwouldshowmetheway.
Ie-mailedhimandthenagain—butgotno 49 .AsIsatdownatmycomputerto50 mye-mailsI 51 wokeup.WhatwasIdoing?Iwaswaiting!NowIrememberedthecrowdmostlikely 52 thathundred-dollarbillwhiletheysatgluedtotheirchairs.
Usuallyweallhavea“Jack”forwhomwewait—whetherit’sapersonaplaceorathing.We 53 believethegiftsoflifearejustaroundthecornerandthateverythingwillcomeina(n) 54 way.Sowedon’ttry.We 55 .ButasWayneGretzkysaid，“You’llalwaysmiss100%oftheopportunitiesyoudon’ttake!”SoIstoppedwaitingandstartedmywritingcareer.
Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?
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