Zipper Down on the Highway to WELATH

Have you ever discovered that your zipper is down and wondered how long you had been parading around in this condition and why no one informed you?

They may have been too embarrassed.

The solution is to let you be embarrassed.

How do you navigate these sensitive situations? I once published a blog with a severely misspelled title for at least a week. I spelled “wealth” as “welath.” No one said anything — or noticed — OR did they? I was embarrassed — but not much.

I misspell all the time, but usually not in a title.

Should someone have said something or would that have been nit picky?

Did you ever see the film, “The Pursuit of Happiness?” Of course not. That is not the name of the movie!

It was spelled HAPPYness — just like a recurring scene from the movie where Chris Gardner is repeatedly annoyed at the misspelling on a wall in his neighborhood.

It is funny how little things keep us from focusing on the pursuit of the BIG things.

Ultimately, they did not stop Chris Gardner. See the movie and read the book if you are discouraged, thinking of giving up, or devastated by a zipper down after being in public for hours. Few people have had to overcome the challenges he faced on the road to success, but everyone has their own.

The conditions were never just right for Chris Gardner to pursue his goals and they will never be just right for you — so get started now! There is no better time.

While we are at it, let’s embrace a new philosophy of WELATH.

Welcome life with all its imperfections, embarrassing moments, and hardships because there will be m ore joys that sorrows if you will pursue them and embrace them.

Elevate others along the way and build them up rather than tearing them down.

Live, Laugh, Love with expectancy, wonder, and authenticity.

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