“Keep Digging!”
“‘Keep Digging!’ You use it in your social posts and emails. What the heck does it mean, Mike?”
That was how the email started and I want to share the back story of what these two words meant in my racing career and the deeply personal meaning they NOW have for me …
The phrase “Keep Digging” was used very often when I was in racing and working with race teams. You could hear it over the team radio when we were in the tough-runs of a race or when we had to focus on the job at on hand and knock out a lightning fast pit stop. It was a phrase that the crew chief would often say to the driver when the racing was tough and the crew chief wanted to encourage the driver to stay in the fight!
After I pivoted out of motorsports to pursue my calling to be a speaker and coach, I read a phrase that completely shifted my mindset to the phrase “Keep Digging!”
The quote went like this, “I have seen the Creator move mountains. But, I still have to pick up my shovel every day and dig.”
You see, if you have been called to something … if you have a dream, a desire, an opportunity, it’s not enough to wish, hope, and wait! We have to put our hands on the shovel and dig every single day!
Hope this inspires you a bit today!!
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And, yes, you know what I’m going to write below …
Keep Digging!!