John F. Kennedy， echoing Theodore Roosevelt， stated the idea more eloquently when he said： "The credit belongs to the mall who is actually in the arena， whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood， who knows the great enthusiasms， the great devotions， and spends himself in a worthy cause： who at best， if he wins， knows the thrills of high achievement， and， if he fails， at least fails daring greatly， so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Living your life on your terms means stepping out on a regular basis. You have a song in your heart. Will you step out from the crowd and sing that song？ Will you risk appearing the fool to live your dreams？
It may seem frightening and lonely to step out front. It is， but only for a short time. The comfort of conformity soon pales in comparison to the power， passion and excitement that comes with any bold， new， purposeful action.
You' ll soon find others who' ve stepped out front with you.
They' re people like you who' ve grown weary of living a mediocre existence. They like you will have heeded the whisper of God within， which quietly says， "It' s your life. Make it great."
Step out front this week. It doesn' t have to be a big step.
Maybe you' ve been thinking about starting your own home-based business. Perhaps you have an idea for your own newsletter. Maybe there' s a class you' ve been wanting to take. Whatever it is， take your first step this week.
Step out and have a great week！
It' s your life！ Create it the way you want it.
想擁有成功的生活，必須邁出第一步。 記得我十幾歲時，也就是剛跨出高中校門的時候，就學到了這寶貴的一課。15年裏，我邁出第一步的習慣造就了我今天的生活狀態。
當時的情景是這樣的，在位於加利福尼亞州的聖地亞哥海軍新兵訓練中心，我和其他15個新兵在烈日的照射下整整齊齊地站成一排。