- Rudy Ruettiger
I admit, I didn’t do much over the weekend. I spent most of the weekend either sitting in front of my laptop playing scrabble or going out to watch football. By the way, the Man United vs Liverpool game was simply awesome. Playing at Old Trafford and having to come from behind shows a lot of character.
Anyway, before I digress to far from the topic of this post, I’d better get started on what I really wanted to write about. As I mentioned earlier, the subject of the next few posts would be about the book “7 Keys to Success”. I’ve already mentioned about the first key to success which is COMMITMENT, in my last post. The second key to success is to be OPEN-MINDED.
This is the part that talks about the “Law of Attraction”. The “Law of Attraction” basically states that once you have a dream, you are committed towards achieving the dream, then the universe (or in the context of religion, God) will assist you in achieving your dreams. You will attract people, events and circumstances which will help in the manifestation of your dreams. This is what the e-book means by being OPEN-MINDED, you need to e ready to accept whatever the universe has in store for you.
Once again, to illustrate this point, I’m going to use the same example that was used in the e-book, the story of Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy Ruettiger was born in 1948 in Jolliet, Illinois, into a working class family of steel mill workers. Upon graduating from high school, he worked in the local steel mill before and after joining the navy.
Rudy had a dream. He wanted to play for the Fighting Irish, the University of Notre Dame’s football team. He was by no means a gifted student, neither was he a talented footballer. But he dreamt of playing for the Fighting Irish none the less. After losing his closest friend in an industrial accident, Rudy decided he couldn’t waste any more time. He set out for the University of Notre Dame to fulfil his dreams.
He enrolled into Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend. To support himself while studying, he worked as a Groundskeeper at the University of Notre Dame’s Knute Rockne Stadium. During his time at Holy Cross, he discovered he had a mild case of dyslexia which could have contributed to his struggles in his academic life. He worked around this disorder and received good grades while he was at Holy Cross.
It took Rudy three semesters before he was admitted into Notre Dame as a transfer student. He almost didn’t make it. Notre Dame does not accept seniors as transfer students. He then won a position on the scout team, the team which the varsity team would run their plays. He worked hard for 2 years, never missing a single practice session and always ready for the team. Throughout the 2 years, he won the respect of the coaches, the players and the fans.
In the final home game of his senior year, Coach Dan Devine asked Rudy to suit up for the game. He was sent in for the last play of the game and he sacked the Georgia Tech quarterback. Rudy was carried off the field on the shoulders of players and fans. No player has ever been carried off the field in triumph at Notre Dame Stadium before Rudy and none since.
That is an example od the “Law of Attraction” at work. Rudy had a dream, and he committed himself to achieving that dream. The universe assisted by sending people, events and circumstances which helped him achieve that dream. The story of Rudy Ruettiger was made into a movie in 1993 starring Sean Austin.
So, have a dream, a glorious dream. Then commit yourself towards achieving that dream, then be prepared and accept the people, events and circumstances that will help you achieve those dreams.
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