GO FOR IT!!!! YOU CAN REACH YOUR GOALS!!!!!

I have gotten pretty good at giving other people good advice. I have gotten pretty good over the years at making people feel good about themselves. I have also gotten pretty good at making people think I had things pretty well put together. I had made a career out of being “naive” and pretending to be a little ditzy so that people would not expect too much out of me. The truth of the matter is, I can give advice, but I can’t follow my own advice. I have nothing “put together” and I am not naive or ditzy. By most definitions of the word, I consider myself a lazy coward.
This year, 2011, I have changed. I have changed completely. I am following through with an eating philosophy I truly believe in, and am showing the courage to tell the world about it. I am not pretending that the decisions. I make are total accidents when I find out they hurt someone. I am trusting myself, being myself, loving myself and being true to myself. I am taking chances and risk I have never taken before, not to be dangerous, but to make my life better. You can’t move forward if you’re standing still!
I gave a friend of mine some advice a few months ago. I am not sure whether or not she will ever take the advice, but I have wanted to sooo badly ever since I gave it to her. She had this big choice to make and she is young and still has room to make mistakes, I told her to make the choice that scares her the most…WOW, Why have I never done that?
How many times have I moved back and forth to and from Myrtle Beach in search of a life more like my past? How many times have I stayed at a miserable job where I was mistreated and overworked, just to be underpaid and disrespected?
How many times have I said to myself, go get more training to do what you really want to do before I finally did it.
I quit my job this week. I made a few people really angry at me when I did it, even though I tried not to.(I was not referring to this job in the previous paragraph , BTW) I got a new job and I am making plans for what I am going to do next. I am making no apologies for the things I say and for who I am. I am taking my own advice for the first time in my life and not caring what other people say or how they feel about what I am doing…I have the courage of my convictions and whether other people believe in me or not, I am pushing forward.
When you began your latest “journey” toward your life goal, whatever it may have been, did some people laugh at you? Did they make you feel like you would fail? Did they tell you that you were not good enough? Did they change the subject and not get excited for you? Did they base your plans and judge your ideas on the success and failure of someone else? Most of us are going to answer yes to one or more of these questions by the way.
I think the reason these people are saying or implying these things is not because they want you to fail, it is because they care about you and want you to be sure that you know what you are doing, They also want you to succeed and perhaps want you to be prepared of things are not as rosy as they might appear to you. Personally I love the people in my life that try to open my eyes this way…Here are a few more questions for you…
Do you let the things people say discourage you? Did the laughter make you ashamed of your plan? Do you believe them when they say you can’t do something? Do you get scared when you hear of other peoples failures? Did you let the subject be changed? If you answered NO to these questions, then you are passionate enough to work toward your goal, and you will regret for the rest of your life if you give up.
Finally there is something I want each of you to seriously think about…
Are you educated enough, on the subjects you need, to follow through on your journey? Are you strong willed enough to take the good days on your journey with the bad? Are you ready for the setbacks, whatever they might be, that may delay your goal? ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT AND WORK HARDER THAN YOU EVER HAVE FOR WHAT YOU TRULY WANT? If you answered an excited YES to these last few questions than I want you to follow these simple instructions right now!!!!
1. YELL LOUDLY!!!!! “I am going to try no matter what anyone thinks!”
2. Make your plans clear to yourself and make a reasonable timeline for you to meet your goal.
3. RUN, DON’T WALK AS FAST AS YOU CAN toward the finish line, CLEARLY FOCUSED ON YOUR GOAL!
4. FORGIVE YOURSELF AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO TRY AGAIN IF YOU DON’T REACH THE GOAL YOU PLANNED. Remember, failure is a training technique for success!
Whether you are trying to lose weight, like me…Trying to advance your career, like me…Trying to become a healthier person in all aspects of your life, like me…trying to be a better parent, son and friend, like me…or just trying to have a better attitude, like me. Your journey is your own, your goals are your own…MAKE THEM, OWN THEM, REACH THEM!
LOVE TO YOU ALL and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!