11. GO FOR IT!

To highlight the power of the subconscious, I somehow retrieved a song that instilled in me the belief that anything is possible. The chorus goes, “Put your mind to it, go for it….” I genuinely thought it was a “real song” released by a record company, played on the radio, heard by everyone. But it was actually tucked inside the TV show Saved by the Bell. To jog my memory, I rewatched a clip from the episode. Kelly asks, “What if they don’t choose us?” and Zack replies, “Hey, don’t worry, we’re going to make up their minds for them.” The solution? A music video. In my mind, I can almost hear “the Boss” singing: “There’s a joke here somewhere, and it’s on me.” The hip-hop video, for starters. The books that reminded me to use my mind. The songs that urged me to press on. And, finally, my own experiences—being emboldened by challenges throughout my life, most visibly when I led the entire fifth grade in a dance with my two friends. Using creativity to drive out competition.

“Go For It!” by Hot Sundae

[chorus]
Put your mind to it, go for it
Get down and break a sweat
Rock and roll, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
Mind to it, go for it
Get down and break a sweat
Rock and roll, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Watch the music video on YouTube.