Have you ever looked at your business or life and thought to yourself, how on earth did it ever get to this? Why do I keep going from one crisis to the next? I know I have, on countless occasions. I have had to learn some very harsh and painful lessons along life's way and I dare say there will be more to come. It is not easy admitting to yourself that you are where you are because of the bad choices that you have made along the way. Granted, there are times when life deals us cruel, cruel blows, but I have learnt that whatever the circumstances may be it is how we choose to respond to these setbacks that will be critical to the outcome.
However bleak things look now, take heart. All is not lost. If we have the courage to take responsibility for our bad choices our lives can change. If we don't and insist on blaming everything and everybody but ourselves, nothing changes. It stays the same or it gets worse.
So, we have done the right thing and taken ownership. Now comes a whole set of new challenges. We need to exit our comfort zone and do what is necessary to make the changes that will take us from where we are to where we want to be. This is not going to be easy, but your future self will thank you for this.
There are numerous practices that one can take to bring about the necessary changes. These are the ones that I found good for myself.
1: Take a long hard look at what you did to get you here in the first place
2: Why did you act as you did
3: Know what has to change
4: Make the necessary changes, however difficult.
5: Don't make the easy, fun choices. Make the right choices. However difficult.
Know that both now and in the future every choice you make will have a consequence. Be it good or bad. Our lives will always be a reflection of the total number of choices we have made. Let your choices be good and may you live an extraordinary life.
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