Things Going Wrong Again?
Things could always be better- right?
The fastest way to improve your circumstances is to change yourself. You have been born with the power to do so, use that ability! When life stinks and throws a challenge, you got three choices:
-Dive for cover and look for a scapegoat.
-Become the scapegoat.
-Act creatively.
Looking for and being the scapegoat are the options taken by the victim. You know these people- they play the martyr; the say they don’t deserve it; they refuse responsibility; they always blame others; they avoid rocking the boat. In sum, they skirt risk.
Acting proactively is the choice of Winners- folks who understand they have the power to make a drastic change. This response is not easy. Hell no. It requires tenacity at times when all things go wrong. But stop and think. What else have YOU to do in life, if not to seize responsibility for yourselves. Your life’s choices are your own. Not jerk you live with. Not the boss who pays your salary.
I saw a slogan outside Nautica at Eastwood the other day. It goes “You can’t change the wind that blows, but you can shift your sails.”
Are you shifting sails?
