I can... do it, try it... and quit talking about it...

Only I can prevent my own success and happiness.

I always deserve the best.

The world will never come to me.

I must always act now.

Hard to do...

So I told a gal yesterday that I did not want to have a friendship with her anymore. Told her she was too negative and complaining. Probably should have left out the reason, but it was as good as any. It was in an email, kind of a chicken way to do it, but it is done.

I have never done or said anything like this before, ever. It felt weird to do it, but I feel okay with it and don't have to have to fret about it anymore.

That chapter's done...

Rather obvious...

I must accept responsibility for what I do and think.

Mediocre

I do not perfer mediocrity,

if I do,

I'll get it.

Direction

Only I control my life.

I was put here to succeed.
It is not wrong to be rich.
I do not have to go thru hell to get to heaven.
I do not need permission to be here, succeed or have anything I want.
I was not designed to be led around by anyone else.

Solutions...

1. I am not successful if I am not SATISFIED with my OWN accomplishments.

Who cares what others think of what I do.

At the end of the day, I am the only one that has to accept me when I look in the mirror.

If I can't look myself in the mirror, then I have some issues to address.

I know what they are, I will address them and do the following...

2. I must stop WILLING myself to fail.

Stop blaming others

Stop blaming myself

Have some goals - even if others think they are silly or minor

Don't choose the wrong goals - only I decide if they are right or wrong for ME

Don't take short cuts but also don't take the long road

Don't neglect the little things - and I am one of the little things that I neglect, so stop it

Don't quit too soon - I decide what this demarcation is

Don't burden myself with the past - oh boy, this is a biggy

Don't fool myself that I'm successful or that I can now stop striving - I also decide what this is

And, determine for myself what "successful means" and stick to it. Don't fall prey to someone else's definition.

Not free? ummmmmmmmm

Success is not free. What am I willing to give for it?

- Hard work, work every day, save money, help others, pay attention to others, give good guidence, and work a little extra. Easy, this sounds really great!

- I have discovered that this totally depends on the environment you are in. Some places defeat you regardless of what you do... get out and go somewhere else. Most places allow you to indeed do these things, then they expect them all the time and you become overly stressed because you can't keep up with your own standards, or because folks are taking advantage of you.

- Win some, lose some. The next post has a solution...