Do You Want to Achieve Something? Here’s How – a “Teleparable.”

I strive to achieve my goals through a combination of action and observation. One of my favorite places to learn lessons is from the wisdom of television and movie writing. My friend Dan calls these nuggets “teleparables.”

Here’s one that has stuck with me.

I was watching a random episode of Warehouse 13 while I was eating dinner and Kelly Hu’s character (she’s the new owner of the B&B) said the following to Claudia about her wanting to be the new caretaker of the Warehouse.

“If you want to be the Caretaker so badly, go caretake.”

I started laughing and crying simultaneously because truer words were never spoken. And they apply to pretty much anything.

“If you want to be a writer so badly, go write.”

“If you want to be a figure skater so badly, go figure skate.”

“If you want to be a ______ so badly, go _________.”

The key is to figure out what you want and then go after it like you are a missile and it is the target. And most importantly don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.

Sheer brilliance. Thanks, Warehouse 13 writers. You rock!