All About Perspective

This is Susan Boyle. Susan Boyle is 41. She is unemployed and lives in a small town in Ireland - Blackburn on West Lothian. Susan lives alone with her cat Pebbles.

By all means, Susan is NOT who you want to be. She is over the hill, overweight and has a serious case of overgrown eyebrows. Aside from her need for a salad and some tweezing, Susan is just a common woman. She'd probably never make your radar.

Except for the fact that Susan can sing - like an angel.

Susan was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent - a talent show in the UK with Simon Cowell as a judge. On a recent episode, Susan appeared. She told the judges of how she's always wanted to be a singer; she spoke of how she'd always wanted to sing in front of a large audience. She idolizes Elaine Paige - the First Lady of the British Musical Theater.

Everyone expected Susan to bring a big response - mostly in laughter. Everyone was wrong.

Susan has a wonderful voice - as seen in her performance of Les Miserable's "I dreamed a dream". She may even go on to win the competition.

Susan reminds me to follow your dream. No matter how out of the ordinary, no matter who says you won't make it, no matter the obstacles - FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. I am encouraged to do better and be better by people like Susan Boyle. I am encouraged to chase my dreams no matter what and to always believe.

Thank you for the reminder, Susan.....and good luck.