Heroes and Villains

“When they touch down, we’ll blow up the roof, they’ll spend a month sifting through rubble, and by the time they work out what went wrong, we’ll be sitting on a beach, earning twenty percent.” -Hans Gruber, Die Hard

I’ve been in this town so long
So long to the city
I’m fit with the stuff
To ride in the rough
And sunny down snuff, I’m alright
By the heroes and
Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done
Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done -song “Heroes and Villains” by The Beach Boys

Setting morals aside, perhaps one reason we find movie villains so compelling is that they know exactly what they want, why they want it and then are willing to pursue that want at all costs.

Most of us wish we could have that kind of clarity and single-mindedness of purpose.

Well, we can.

And the good news?…We don’t need to be villainous or immoral in the process.

We just need to take some time to figure out what we want and why we want it.

And then commit to taking daily and consistent action towards achieving it.

If we do that, then we’ll be heroes.