You know, there comes a time, sometimes many times, in a person’s life when something they hear, read or feel sparks something inside them and they are empowered to make great changes in the way they think or act. Just recently I had a time like that occur. I’ve been reading a very interesting and informative book, and after setting it aside on night, I reflected back on the incomprehensible network of paths and decisions that had brought me to where I am in the present. I was faced with two questions: Is this where I want to be? If not, then what am I going to do to get where I want to be?
I pondered those questions for some time, thinking about how I feel about my current position, and about where I want myself to be. From there, I thought about what I’m doing now that’s holding me back from what I want to do. The answer, of course, was myself. I’ve simply not been allowing myself the chance to move forward by merely accepting that what I’m doing now is good enough and by doing that I’ve been limiting my potential. I’ve been letting myself stagnate in place instead of moving, because it’s what I’d become used to. I’d been playing host to the idea that it wasn’t my fault I couldn’t get ahead, but the fault of those above me who wouldn’t let me get ahead.
This, of course, was a flat out lie. I was only telling myself that to justify my thoughts and inaction. Now that I’ve opened my eyes to what I’ve been doing wrong, I’ve made it my personal ambition and goal to better myself in any way I can. Financially, I intend to begin budgeting my money so I actually have some left over. Socially, I aim to be more outgoing and less afraid of what people think. On matters of health, my first goal is to stop smoking! That alone will greatly improve my health. I feel that by improving a few areas of my life first, other areas are sure to follow. The only thing that can keep me from achieving these goals is me, so I have to steel my will and go for it with all that I’ve got. The hardest part is going to be quitting, so to help with that I’m going to make daily posts for the next week or so to illustrate the changes in my daily habits that take place due to my decision, as well as any things that have made it difficult to not stick to it.
So, if there’s any readers out there that I just don’t realize are there, here’s to you, me and a bright future!
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