People are so awe struck by celebrities and pseudo-celebrities, and I am sure we all know the distinction. We are so engrossed by their lives and their existence because we believe for some reason they are special and more deserving of the life they have created for themselves.
Newsflash: they are not. There is no difference between them and you internally. Some of them have had really difficult lives as a child and had to struggle to become who they are and create the career they have developed. But here is the difference: they have decided to create their life and not allow their life to create them.
No one is born into greatness (unless you are Prince Harry and Prince William), but each one of us is designed for greatness to happen. I know some of you are thinking at this very moment, my life is not great; therefore, I must not be designed in that way. But ahh... here is the thing; it has been your choice of whether to take the path of greatness or mediocrity. No circumstance or person can cause you to choose either path. It must come from your personal will to do so.
The path of greatness is much harder than the path of mediocrity, because you actually have to create some expectation for yourself, other than going to a 9 – 5 and coming home and watching TV. Trust me; greatness is not just about a career it’s about your life in its totality from relationships to career.
The next couple of steps will detail how to create your life for greatness:
1. Choose your Relationships
The only relationship you can't choose is your family. But your friends and your partners are actually a choice. Recently, I said to myself I want to strategically choose my friends. I don’t want to fall into a friendship because we work at the same job or live in the same neighborhood. But I want to consciously think about the friendship. Is this the type of person that will enrich my life in a positive and inspiring way?
2. I am great
If you do not believe it then it will not happen. I want you to repeat this over and over again until you believe it. You can’t be what you do not believe. If you repeat this statement, your life will begin to show you evidence of how great you are and can become. Say it until it sticks.
3. Stop being Comfortable
You can’t be comfortable and be great. Greatness involves risks and chances. It involves sometimes believing in your gut when society is saying no. A piece of advice a mentor gave me that I always remembered, you should always get butterflies throughout life because then you know that you are grabbing the bull by the horns.
4. Learn the Lesson
Stop feeling sorry for yourself!!!! Learn from your last failure and your last mistake. You can't learn from it if you are sitting in it. So don’t sit in it… stand in it, look at it, inspect it, write it down, and keep it moving.
5. Be in the Present
Stop comparing your yesterday to today. Stop holding onto a relationship that’s over. Stop regretting the opportunity you missed. Your blessing and your breakthrough is in the now. Your next opportunity is in the now. If you are thinking about your yesterday and your next day, you will miss the many opportunities in this day.
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