Who Do You Think You Are?

I've heard this phrase for years and usually it was from my mother when I stepped over the line. Who do you think you are talking to....or simply who do you think you are? It has always been a precursor to a good scolding or worse. But Jim Rohn who is an excellent self-help writer and speaker said that it is an excellent question to ask yourself.
Who do you think you are? I've asked a lot of people this question and the responses have been all across the board from hilarious to sad.
You see, people often put themselves in containers. I'm a computer technician; I'm a truck driver; I'm a nurse; I'm a miner. But this is not who your are, this is what you do to make a living. You are so much more that what you do.
Common every day people have remarkable talents and the power to change the world in profound ways....with music, with words, with pictures, with paintings, with thoughtful deeds and kindness. By standing up for something in which they believe. By asking questions -- by making up their own mind instead of taking someone else's word. By taking responsibility...taking the heat... by doing something for someone less fortunate and not telling anyone.
I think you should aim high. Jilda and I wrote a song and the course goes like this:

Keep your feet on the ground as you reach for the sky
It's no sin to fail, 'less you fail to try
When bad seeds are planted, the harvest is thin
You can't fly like an eagle on the wings of a wren.

Henry Ford said that "whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." That's a fairly profound statement. Thoughts are powerful. So I ask you "Who do you think you are?"