How nice would it be to walk into your boss’s office and
throw a box of crayons on his desk and say “color me gone” and walk out the
front door for the last time? As good as that sounds, the average person cannot
afford to do that. And as long as you continue to do exactly what you are doing
now, and not change anything, and expect something different, things will never
change.
Decide to make the
change
Remember you are the only person that can change you.
Depending on other people to make something happen for you will mostly likely
leave you disappointed. Let me rephrase my last statement. It will definitely
leave you disappointed. It is a sad truth, but in today’s’ society, there are
very few people out there that are willing to sacrifice their time and energy
to help another person succeed.
I was watching a video the other day and the main question
he asked was “Why”? What is your why? Why do you want to make a change? Take
time today and look into the mirror and ask yourself if you are happy with the
way things are going for you. Are you satisfied with working 8, 10, or even 12
hours a day to turn around and do it all over again the next day?
I have asked myself this question time and time again. Do I
really want to spend the rest of my life waking up at 5:00am and work until
5:00, come home and eat and go to bed just so I can wake up and do it all over
again? Let me help you out with that in case you don’t know, NO, absolutely
not. I have decided to change not only the things I was doing, but also the way
I was thinking. I want something better for myself and my family. I want a life!
It won’t be easy
Now before you run out and buy some motivational books and
watch every video on YouTube, you have to realize that change will not come
overnight and it will not be easy. There will always be that one something that
tempts you to spend your free time doing something wasteful. You have to make
sure you determine for yourself about how to manage your time wisely. I am not saying go out and disown all your friends
and cut off all ties to everything you love to do. I am simply saying commit
yourself 2 to 3 hours a day to your new venture. Going to your room or office
and shutting the door and screaming at anyone who dares interrupts you, cannot
turn out good in the long run. Just make that commitment to do a little every
day.
For me, I have a wife and three kids that require my time as
well as me wanting time to make the changes in my life. So I decided to take
one day at a time and baby steps. I am not looking to reconfigure my entire
life over night; I just want to be headed in the right direction. And believe
me; I have already had struggles and obstacles. Just having friends that like
to call you up out of the blue and say, let’s go here tonight and of course the
old me would be all about it. Now I have to determine what is more important to
me, hanging out with friends, or making me a better person and develop my life
and make the change that I need.
Whatever it is you desire, being a better athlete, a better
husband and father, or building your future for your family; make sure you make
small changes and commit yourself. I have already started my path and I have
begun doing the things I need to do. Will you?
I would like to hear back from you and some comments or ideas that you
have.
