I once came across these words on the website for the new Porsche Panamera. (For some reason, the page I quoted from has since disappeared.)<\/span><\/p>\n “Be ambitious. Turn your vision into reality.<\/em> Don’t just charge down the path you’ve already chosen. <\/em>Keep challenging yourself to rethink every approach you can imagine.<\/em> Find a different way. <\/em><\/p>\n Above all, it takes courage. <\/em>Break with convention. Face every challenge with unwavering determination.<\/em>Create a future that has yet to be seen.<\/em>Have the courage to bring a new world to life.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ever since, whenever I hit a wall at work, I\u2019ve found myself coming back to those words.<\/p>\n Of course, my work doesn\u2019t carry the history and tradition of Porsche, nor does it have the same global reach. The obstacles I face might seem like \u201cnot obstacles at all<\/strong>\u201d to someone looking in from the outside. And perhaps it\u2019s presumptuous, given my situation, to find inspiration in Porsche\u2019s words.<\/p>\n But when I read them, I feel something click into place. I find my resolve.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no time to be defeated by something this small. Even if I have to start over, I\u2019m still closer to the finish line than I was before. All I can do is keep moving forward, one steady step at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s how I quietly rekindle the fire within.<\/p>\n I used to think of Porsche only in negative terms: \u201cIt\u2019s such an extravagant indulgence<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cWhat kind of nouveau riche person buys one?<\/strong>\u201d (I\u2019m sorry!)<\/span> But meeting my husband introduced me to Porsche. As I learned more, went to races, and discovered the Porsche philosophy, I found that it was now that very philosophy that was supporting me.<\/p>\n I never used to believe in fate. Now, though, I\u2019ve come to feel that \u201cthere\u2019s a path meant for me<\/strong>.\u201d Turning away from it would mean giving up on my own life. It may be okay to step away sometimes, but in the end, I think I have to keep walking that path.<\/p>\n I used to seriously wonder, \u201cWhy do I always seem to choose the hard road? Am I some kind of masochist?<\/strong>\u201d But because I kept choosing those roads, I\u2019ve ended up in a fortunate place in life.<\/p>\n So when things don\u2019t go quite right, or I start comparing myself with others, those are just details. All I have to do is keep taking one step at a time,<\/strong> along the path I believe in,<\/strong> toward my own goal.<\/strong> Every time I read those words about the new Panamera, that conviction rises up inside me.<\/p>\n Porsche is incredible. Truly incredible. (I\u2019m not sure what I was trying to say in this post today\u2014haha.)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Be ambitious. Turn your vision into reality. I once came across these words on the website for the new Porsche Panamera. (For some reason, the page I quoted from has since disappeared.) “Be ambitious. Turn your vision into reality. Don’t just charge down the path you’ve already chosen. Keep challenging yourself to rethink every approach you can imagine. Find a different way. Above all, it takes courage. Break with convention. Face every challenge with unwavering...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=16","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nocar-nolife","en-US"],"yoast_head":"There\u2019s a path that\u2019s yours alone.<\/h3>\n